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New Mexico lawsuit accuses Meta of creating ‘breeding ground’ for child predators

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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has accused Meta Platforms of creating a “breeding ground” for child predators on Facebook and Instagram in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the latest in a string of legal actions related to alleged harms to young users caused by …

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  1. CBS News

    Facebook and Instagram are steering child predators to kids, New Mexico AG alleges (opens CBS News)

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    A new lawsuit from New Mexico's attorney general claims Meta's social-media platforms are images and lets adults find and contact

  2. NBC 6 South Florida

    Facebook and Instagram content enabled child sexual abuse, trafficking: New Mexico lawsuit (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    Meta enabled child sexual abuse, served up explicit content, and failed to disrupt trafficking on its platforms, New Mexico’s attorney general said in a suit.

  3. Engadget

    Meta faces another lawsuit over child safety (opens Engadget)

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    The New Mexico attorney general's office says it set up dummy kids accounts on Instagram and Facebook According to a lawsuit, these accounts were barraged by inappropriate sexual content and requests.

  4. CNN

    New lawsuit accuses Meta of creating ‘breeding ground’ for child predators (opens CNN)

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    New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has accused Meta Platforms of creating a “breeding ground” for child predators on Facebook and Instagram in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the latest in a string of legal actions related to alleged harms to young users caused by the social media giant.

  5. Latin Times

    Lawsuit Says Meta Exposes Children To Exploitation (opens Latin Times)

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    The US state of New Mexico filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Facebook and Instagram of being a "breeding ground" for predators who target children.

  6. The Guardian

    Meta platforms are marketplaces for child predators claims lawsuit (opens The Guardian)

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    Facebook and Instagram ‘enabled adults to find, message and groom minors’ for sexual exploitation, alleges state of New Mexico legal filing

  7. Relevant Magazine

    Meta Is Facing Serious Allegations of Enabling Child Trafficking and Abuse - RELEVANT (opens Relevant Magazine)

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    A new lawsuit filed against Meta claims that Facebook and Instagram enabled sexual predators by creating "prime locations" for child sexual abuse,

  8. KTVZ Bend

    New Mexico lawsuit accuses Meta of creating ‘breeding ground’ for child predators (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has accused Meta Platforms of creating a “breeding ground” for child predators on Facebook and Instagram in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the latest in a string of legal actions related to alleged harms to young users caused by …

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