WASHINGTON — When B.C. teenager Amanda Todd sat in front of her computer and detailed the relentless bullying and extortion she'd faced on social media, it sent a shock wave to parents around the world.
WASHINGTON — When B.C. teenager Amanda Todd sat in front of her computer and detailed the relentless bullying and extortion she'd faced on social media, it sent a shock wave to parents around the world. Twelve years later her family is joining others in a lawsuit alleging those dangers persist for kids online."Why isn't life safer for kids?" her mother Carol Todd asked, in an interview from Port Coquitlam.
"What happened to these children was neither an accident nor a coincidence. It was a foreseeable result of deliberate design decisions that they make to maximize engagement over safety," said Matthew Bergman, founding attorney of the Social Media Victims Law Center, which is handling the case.Google said the allegations are not true.
Todd began using Facebook in 2008. The platform was new and her mother, like most people in the world, thought it was designed to be fun and safe. Todd soon became trapped in years of extortion. The lawsuit includes the family of another Canadian teenager who died more than a decade after Todd's case captured headlines across the country.
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said earlier this year that the mental health crisis among young people is an emergency "and social media has emerged as an important contributor," calling for a tobacco-style warning label on the platforms.
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