Parents who lost children to social media harms question Meta settlement

Oakland, California, the US – During the COVID-19 pandemic, Erin Popolo’s then-16-year-old daughter Emily took a job at a cafe near her home in Bridgewater, New Jersey, making pizza. Emily had always battled mental health issues, but when some classmates posted photos of her with an apron and hairnet on social media and began cyberbullying her, it got worse.Emily had joined Facebook and Instagram just before the pandemic and stayed on because “she wanted to have friends, be in a group”, things she struggled with otherwise, Popolo said. She had used the report button to take down the negative comments against her daughter, but to no avail. Emily died by suicide a few months later, at 17.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump tells Al Jazeera ‘not in a hurry’ for Iran to return to talkslist 2 of 4Luxury watches worth $1.2 million stolen from a popular mall in Tokyolist 3 of 4US inflation holds at 3.7 percent in July, above Fed targetlist 4 of 4US says Chinese-linked hackers attacked NASA, Senate, and gov’t agenciesend of listLast week, Popolo joined a group of parents outside a United States federal court in Oakland. Hearings had begun in a case in which 29 US states sue...