Snapchat brushed aside warnings of child harm, documents show

By Dara Kerr

Published October 4, 2024 at 5:25 PM EDT

Newly unsealed documents show that Snapchat ignored employee concerns over the app facilitating harms against minors -- including sextortion, sexual exploitation and the sale of drugs and weapons.

Dara Kerr

Dara Kerr is a tech reporter for NPR. She examines the choices tech companies make and the influence they wield over our lives and society.

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