AP Technology Writer (AP) — New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the company behind Snapchat, alleging that site’s design and policies foster the sharing of child sexual abuse material and facilitate child sexual exploitation.

The New Mexico attorney general filed a lawsuit against Snap. The suit alleges that the design features of the social media app Snapchat create an environment where "predators can easily target children through sextortion schemes.

The New Mexico Attorney General is now going after Snapchat with claims that the app is getting young people hooked and exposing them to a world of child sex abuse material. The lawsuit comes after New Mexico’s Department of Justice created a fake Snapchat profile that posed as a 14-year-old girl named Heather.