MeetMe Case Could Have Larger Implications for Social Networks

MeetMe is one of few social networks that accommodates younger teens as a core part of its user base. But catering to this market has San Francisco’s city attorney gunning for the service.

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MeetMe, unlike a lot of other social networks, has been working to accommodate 13- to 17-year-olds as a core part of its user base in an effort to provide them with a social outlet online. But catering to this market has San Francisco’s city attorney gunning for the service.

City attorney Dennis Herrera filed suit against MeetMe, accusing the service of having inadequate protections for the information of minors using the service. According to a press release from the attorney’s office, these lax protections “can enable sexual predators and stalkers to target children as young as 13 years of age.”

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