Friday, December 08, 2023

N.M. AG Sues Meta, Zuckerberg, Insta: Child Porn

 There's a 228-page bill of particulars.  Here's the very short version:

...New Mexico authorities have uncovered a series of communications among sex predators operating within the state, utilizing the seemingly innocuous term “PIZZA” as a code word to obscure their illicit activities.

The Gateway Pundit reported that the New Mexico Democrat Attorney General Raúl Torrez took decisive action against tech giant Meta Platforms, Inc., its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and associated entities, including Instagram, LLC, and Facebook Holdings, LLC.

The lawsuit, filed on Thursday, represents a bold effort to curb the exploitation of children on social media platforms.

“Our investigation into Meta’s social media platforms demonstrates that they are not safe spaces for children but rather prime locations for predators to trade child pornography and solicit minors for sex,” Attorney General Torrez said in a statement....

The entire New Mexico state budget would not cover the money Facebook will spend on lawyers to defend their position.

But hey!  Gotta start somewhere.

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