Enfield mother sues Instagram, Snapchat following daughter's death – WTNH.com

by: Eva Zymaris Posted: Feb 1, 2022 / 05:08 PM EST / Updated: Feb 1, 2022 / 05:09 PM EST ENFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — A mother in Enfield is suing Meta-owned Instagram and Snapchat, alleging these social media platforms played a role in her daughter’s death. She said her daughter took her own life after struggling with the harmful effects of these platforms. “She became physically violent if they tried to take it away from her,” said Matthew Bergman, founding attorney of the Social Media Victims Law Center. “Her treatment providers felt this was one of the most severe cases of social media addiction but not the only one.” In the lawsuit obtained by News 8, Tammy Rodriguez said she noticed a change in her 11-year-old. She said they tried to get her help for years as she became increasingly addicted to these apps. “Through social media, she was preyed upon by adults; she was lured into providing salacious photographs of herself; she was demeaned and bullied and ultimately succumbed to the depression she had as a result of these encounters,” Bergman said. Over the last few years, social media platforms began facing immense scrutiny for the effects on younger…
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