Lawsuit says 16-year-old Carson Bride was a victim of online bullying through two apps Snapchat hosts by: Lindsay Nadrich Posted: May 12, 2021 / 03:02 PM PDT / Updated: May 12, 2021 / 05:21 PM PDT PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The mother of an Oregon teenager who took his own life after constant cyberbullying has filed a class action lawsuit against Snapchat. Kristin Bride’s suit claims two apps available through Snapchat–Yolo and LMK– which allow users to send messages anonymously, are inherently dangerous and unsafe and should be held accountable for her son Carson taking his own life in June of last year. According to the suit, the anonymity in the apps allowed users to continuously bully Carson without consequence. Bride said these types of platforms have been known to cause severe and fatal harm to teens and that many others have ended their lives over the same set of circumstances. “We found out that, in the last days of Carson’s life, he was desperately reaching out to friends to learn who was harassing him and searching for Yolo hacks to find a way to identify his tormentors,” said Kristin and husband Tom in a statement. “He never did, and,…
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Mother of suicide victim suing Snapchat over cyberbullying
