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Snapchat allowed sextortion, grooming to proliferate, lawsuit claims

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New Mexico attorney general sues Snapchat for not doing enough to warn users of sexual scams.

New Mexico says 90 percent of reports of sextortion were ignored in favor of automatic prompts telling users to merely "block the other person" Snap says it is working with industry, government, and law enforcement to develop stronger defenses.