Pennsylvania has sued Snap over Snapchat. The case rests on a 13-year-old account, opened on a new iPhone by an investigator in the attorney general’s office before the filing. What that account could reach is the evidence.
Attorney General David Sunday filed the complaint on 25 August in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. It runs to three counts under the state’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.
Miranda Nazzaro reported the filing for The Hill, and the complaint is public. Snap says the allegations fundamentally misrepresent its platform.
The age rating is the first count
When Snap lists Snapchat in Apple’s App Store, it answers a rubric of questions Apple provides. Those answers produce a 13+ rating, up from 12+. They also produce a description saying the app contains only infrequent profanity and crude humour, sexual content or nudity, drug and alcohol references, and mature themes.
