FILE PHOTO: Children playground miniatures are seen in front of displayed Snapchat logo in this illustration taken April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
(Reuters) -Florida sued Snap, the owner of photo-sharing app Snapchat, on Tuesday, accusing it of illegally employing features that addict children and opening accounts for children age 13 and younger.
The complaint said Snapchat features including infinite scrolling, push notifications, auto-play videos, and metrics that provide user feedback violate a 2024 state law signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, and designed to protect children's mental health from compulsive social media exposure.
