Woman takes on Meta and Snap after ‘addicted’ daughter, 11, kills herself
Tammy Rodriguez has filed a lawsuit against the platforms, which she blames for her ‘extremely addicted’ child’s death
23 January 2022 - 17:21
Meta Platforms and Snap are to blame for the suicide of an 11-year-old who suffered from depression and sleep deprivation after becoming addicted to Instagram and Snapchat, says the girl’s mother...
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