Overview

• New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez has accused Meta of disabling test accounts used in an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse on Facebook and Instagram.
• Meta has allegedly threatened to delete important data from these accounts, hindering the ongoing investigation.
• The test accounts, registered to minors as young as 12 years old, were reportedly exposed to explicit sexual content and predatory behavior.
• Meta has responded by stating that it uses sophisticated technology and collaborates with law enforcement to root out predators on its platforms.
• The New Mexico lawsuit is part of a larger scrutiny of Meta and other social media companies over the impact of their platforms on young users.