Meta Accused of Disabling Test Accounts in Child Abuse Investigation

New Mexico's Attorney General seeks court order to prevent Meta from deleting key evidence, amid wider scrutiny of social media's impact on young users.

• 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.

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