A 14-year-old and her mother have filed a lawsuit against Snapchat. The reason? They argue that the Discover content service partners app exposes regularly minors to sexually explicit material without prior notice to them or their parents.
The lawsuit, filed by attorney Mark Geragos, a celebrity in the Federal Court for the Central District of California, accuses Snapchat for violation of the Act Communications Decency, designed to regulate pornographic material on the Internet.
But … How could have happened? Do you really Snapchat shows sexual content? Not directly, but their partners publish photos, texts and videos for the Discover app space, where on occasion could have raised the tone of any publication that gave rise to the demand slightly.
In fact demand Discover focuses on where Fusion, MTV, Cosmopolitan and BuzzFedd are some of the most important content generators. In particular, the indictment alleges an article of the latter site, entitled “23 photos that are too real if you had sex with a penis” (23 Pictures That Are Too Real If You’ve Ever Had Sex With A Penis).
Several characters from Disney films were compromised in the content generated by the lawsuit against Snapchat.
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This content BuzzFeed was published on January 27, 2016 on the website in English company and later appeared in the Discover area Snapchat. the article not only has a striking, evocative and provocative title, but could also hurt feelings in the smaller and those who are not prepared to see movie characters Disney accompanied by strong phrases that describe a sexual situation that is not in the photo, but which allows the imagination of readers fly.
the lawsuit alleges that a child unidentified saw Aladdin, Hercules , Pocahontas and other Disney characters exposed to sexual conditions. However, this article is not the only one. Demand has made a collection of several in the same spirit that have been published in Snapchat.
When these contents were seen by the child of 14 years, the application did not require you to view the contents of Discover between the snaps of your friends, a situation that has changed recently, which could emporar the matter.
in the Apple App Store finds that Snapchat is suitable for users over 12 years, although the terms of service suggest they must be at least 13 years.
in a statement he said Snapchat Discover partners have editorial independence, something they would continue to support. Demand will attempt to become collective with a call for more parents to join the cause.
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