A look at a lawsuit from 64 families against Snap that alleges Snapchat's design is responsible for connecting teens to dealers selling counterfeit drugs
“I'm a survivor, and that's bad for you, CEO of Snapchat, because, uh, uh, uh ...” Michael Brewer can't finish his sentence. Bluesky: @rachaelmyrow . Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to . X: @livcarville , @jbcraig , @bradstone , @alephblog , and @columbiajournma LinkedIn: Paul DelPonte and Olivia Carville Bluesky: Rachael Myrow / @rachaelmyrow : Now 17, Michael is a star witness because he's one of only two teens in the case who can describe what happened firsthand. All the other kids are dead. www.bloomberg.com/features/202... via @bloomberg.com Mastodon: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life@mas.to : Snapchat has long argued it's a less toxic network because it doesn't have an algorithmic feed that recommends content. However it does recommend people to follow. — Snapchat is currently being sued by the families of teens who allegedly bought drugs from dealers who they were recommended to follow. … X: Olivia Carville / @livcarville : A lawsuit filed by 64 families against @Snapchat could change the internet as we know it. And Michael Brewer, 17, is a star witness because he's one of only two teens in the case who survived fentanyl poisoning. All the other kids are dead. 🎁 link here: https://www.bloomberg.com/... James Craig / @jbcraig : “I survived, and that's bad for you, Snapchat, because I'm talking on the record.” Michael is a star witness in a lawsuit 64 families are pursuing against Snap Inc., alleging that the company's Snapchat app helped fuel an epidemic of teen overdoses. 🇺🇸 ⚖️ https://www.bloomberg.com/... Brad Stone / @bradstone : Another remarkable story from @livcarville on the impact of social media on teens: Fentanyl almost killed Michael Brewer. Now he's part of a lawsuit arguing that Snapchat's design helped dealers sell children deadly drugs https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @BW David Merkel / @alephblog : What Snapchat Owes Families for the Teen Fentanyl Crisis https://www.bloomberg.com/... Much as I don't like $SNAP, we neglect how much the the young man did that he knew was wrong. Snapchat is guilty, like an affiliate of a drug dealer, but so is the young man for buying drugs. @columbiajournma : For the @BW Big Take, @ColumbiaJournMA alum @livcarville (MA Business '18) writes about how a lawsuit filed by 64 families against Snapchat for the teen fentanyl crisis could change the internet as we know it. https://www.bloomberg.com/... LinkedIn: Paul DelPonte : As we prepare for the holidays, let's give special thought to those families who have to endure an empty seat around the table. … Olivia Carville : For a quarter century, social media companies have been protected from liability claims in the U.S. by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. …