Supreme Court Declines Snapchat Case About Alleged Teen Sex Abuse

Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch dissented, saying current federal law gives social media platforms ‘a get-out-of-jail free card.’

FILE PHOTO: The Snapchat messaging application as seen on a smart phone screen on Aug. 3, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/File

The Supreme Court declined on July 2 to take up the case of a Texas teenager who wanted to revive his unsuccessful lawsuit that accused social media platform Snapchat of failing to protect its young users from sexual predators.

The Supreme Court did not provide reasons for its decision.