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Parents Demand Stronger Regulation After Jury Verdicts Hold Meta and Google Accountable for Teen

Amy Neville and Kristin Bride are pressing congressional leaders after juries found Meta and Google liable for design choices linked to serious harms to teenagers.The women lost sons—Alexander Neville to fentanyl sold after a dealer contacted him on Snapchat, and Carson Bride to suicide after prolonged cyberbullying on an anonymous Snapchat app—and they have built a movement combining litigation and advocacy.Lawmakers including Amy Klobuchar and Richard Blumenthal are pushing reforms, but the House's Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act lacks a clear duty of care and the Senate Judiciary Committee will question CEOs from Meta, Alphabet, TikTok and Snap.
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