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West Virginia sues Snapchat after teen sextortion deaths
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The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Kanawha County Circuit Court, also raises concerns about Snapchat’s “My AI” chatbot. The state alleges Snap released the chatbot to children without enough safety testing and misled users about access to their conversations and locations.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) -- West Virginia's Attorney General, JB McCuskey, is taking legal action against a social media company following the deaths of two West Virginia children targeted in online sextortion schemes.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is launching another social media lawsuit, this time against the communications app Snapchat, on the eve of the anniversary of the death of a teenager last year who was sextorted through the app.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Kanawha County Circuit Court, also raises concerns about Snapchat’s “My AI” chatbot. The state alleges Snap released the chatbot to children without enough safety testing and misled users about access to their conversations and locations.
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