Overview
- Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday filed the lawsuit in Philadelphia County Court on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, accusing Snap Inc. of practices that lure children into compulsive use.
- The complaint names specific features it says drive addiction: Snapstreaks, disappearing messages, infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and engagement metrics that reward frequent use.
- Investigators who created an account with a 13-year-old birthday reportedly encountered explicit drug and sexual content, which the AG says shows Snap gave misleading answers to app-store safety questionnaires.
- The filing seeks declarations that Snap violated state consumer-protection law, injunctive orders to change design and safety practices, updated app-store age ratings and civil penalties.
- Snap rejected the claims as a mischaracterization of its platform and urged collaboration instead of litigation, while the suit follows a similar August case against TikTok and could push broader industry changes to teen protections.