GenZ kids were guinea pigs for living online — here’s how predators, self-harming ‘sad girls …

Big Tech is in the hot seat, with Mark Zuckerberg forced to testify last week about the dangers of Instagram in a landmark lawsuit brought by a young California woman, known only as KGM, who says growing up on social media ruined her childhood. KGM’s story is terrible: Claims of sextortion, self-harm and suicidal ideation. Outside the courthouse are even more tragic stories, as families hold vigils for children who they claim died as a result of being online. But parents should know this: Even if your child doesn’t end up in a hospital — or worse — it doesn’t mean they haven’t been hurt by social media. “I saw self-harm and eating disorder content that I did not seek out, and I was exposed to porn before I knew what sex was,” The Post’s Rikki Schlott writes of growing up on social media. Stephen Yang Childhood has been completely rewritten by Big Tech behemoths who simply don’t have children’s best interest in mind. I first signed up for Facebook at age 10, Instagram at 11, and Tumblr around 12 — all standard for Gen Z. At first, Instagram was just a place to see what my friends were doing and post pictures of
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