Apple allowed child sexual abuse materials on iCloud for years, West Viriginia Attorney General claims | CNN Business

New York  — 

The West Virginia attorney general’s office sued Apple on Thursday, claiming the tech giant allowed child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) to be stored and distributed on its iCloud service.

The lawsuit claims that Apple prioritized user privacy over child safety for years. The company has tight control over its hardware, software and cloud infrastructure, meaning it cannot claim to be unaware of the issue, the attorney general’s office argued.

Apple has for years faced competing criticisms that it should do more to prevent CSAM from being stored and shared on its

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