The lawsuit adds that Snapchat is uniquely hospitable to drug trafficking because of this feature, but it goes further to say the company has turned a blind eye, even when notified about specific accounts associated with drug sales.
“Snap frustrates law enforcement’s efforts to prosecute individuals who utilize Snapchat to sell illegal drugs in significant ways,” the lawsuit says. “First, Snap notifies drug dealers when they receive a subpoena or other legal requests for their account information, giving them time to alter their actions. Second, in some instances Snap takes months to respond to requests for account information, resulting in material evidence being inaccessible due to Snap’s automatic deletion design.”
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