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
Snapchat is currently being sued by the families of teens who allegedly bought drugs from dealers who they were recommended to follow. … X: 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 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/... 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/... 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/... LinkedIn: Ashly Fuller : Thrilled to share that WIRED has featured my PhD work—what a surreal moment! As someone who's always admired the magazine, this acknowledgement means a lot. … 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. …