Technology
Jul. 21, 2022
Claim seeks to hold companies liable for teens social media use
Laura Marquez-Garrett, attorney for Seattle-based Social Media Victims Law Center and counsel for the plaintiffs, used the complaint filed in the Northern District of California to detail harmful content on social media from which they said parents are powerless to protect their children
The parents of a 14-year-old girl who killed herself sued the parents of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok Wednesday, alleging social media platforms are a "perfect storm" fueling a mental health crisis among adolescents.
The plaintiffs said their daughter dealt with myriad mental issues stemming from her social media use since 2017. According to the complaint filed in the Northern District of California, the daughter attempted to t...
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