W.V. ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES SNAPCHAT MAKER

West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey has filed a lawsuit against Snap Inc., the maker of Snapchat. The case is tied to the death of 15-year-old Bryce Tate, who died last November. Investigators say Tate was the victim of sextortion, a crime where predators demand images and threaten to share them. The complaint, filed in Kanawha Circuit Court, says Snap marketed the app to children and parents as safe, even though its own records showed otherwise. Lawmakers say they will also pursue more policy changes to protect minors.