- Pennsylvania AG Dave Sunday filed a lawsuit against Snap Inc. (owner-operators of Snapchat) alleging the social media company fails to warn users of the platform’s addictiveness and protect children from compulsive use.
- In the complaint filed this week in Philadelphia County Court, the AG’s Office is seeking honesty from Snapchat about how its platform appears in app stores and demands the company take steps to protect child users from becoming addicted to the app. The complaint alleges that Snapchat has lied about how often adult-themed material appears on its platform to achieve an age 13+ app rating in app stores.
- The lawsuit alleges that Snapchat uses platform design that makes it highly addictive, including “SnapStreak” features and disappearing content that is particularly attractive to teens.
- Earlier this month, AG Sunday announced similar litigation against TikTok.