Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has filed a lawsuit in Washington County District Court against social media company, Snap, the creator of the snapchat platform. The lawsuit alleges that Snap has engaged in deceptive and unconscionable acts that have caused substantial harm to Kansas consumers, particularly teenagers. Kobach alleges that Snap falsely represents its snapchat platform as safe for children, when in reality it is filled with content that is anything but safe.
The petition also alleges that Snap’s platform is intentionally designed to be addictive, which is harmful to young minds. The lawsuit alleges that Snap knowingly misrepresented the app’s safety to parents and consumers by promoting it with “12+” and “T” for teen age ratings on app stores, while simultaneously exposing users to dangerous and mature content that includes profanity, sex content, nudity, and drug use.
