Snapchat (Snap) has been deceptively marketing itself to young people despite monumental risks of sexual scams (sextortion), according to New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torres. The state filed a lawsuit against the platform in early September, alleging it did not do enough to warn users of online risks despite employees waving red flags.

New Mexico has claimed the social-media company’s product features and enforcement gaps have made its platform a haven for child predation and blackmail.

Snapchat failed to adequately warn its users about the extent of rampant “sextortion schemes” targeting underage users – even as employees debated internally about how to address the crisis without causing panic,

Snapchat is quietly rolling out a new “Footsteps” feature to all iOS users this week, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. The new feature, which was previously only available to Snapchat+ subscribers,

Snapchat has introduced a new Footsteps feature that enables iOS users to capture and assess different locations they discover on the app. The launch of a

Snapchat’s new Footsteps feature for iOS users lets you track all the places you’ve explored, using Snap Map to create a travel history. It even pulls data from Memories to map your earlier adventures.