Girl who was groomed by sex predators online, developed an eating disorder, and attempted to end her life, is now taking on social media giants to get them to stop SAN DIEGO — Through her zombie-like digital search for likes, fueled by the green glow radiating from her smartphone, tablet, and computer, 11-year-old “Jennay” lost herself, or found a person she never knew could be inside of her. Jennay, who will remain anonymous because she is a minor, said she considered herself a normal girl who participated in gymnastics and liked to draw. Within a year all that changed. Jennay had logged on to social media platforms Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat. She grew addicted, obsessed with the number of likes, and consumed with images of women that the companies placed in her feed and injected into her timelines. Her anxiety mounted. Her depression took root. A man targeted her online, convincing her to send nude videos and photos of herself. Before long she developed an eating disorder; started to cut herself. Her grandmother, “Meghan”, who was Jennay ‘s legal guardian, was blind to it all, unaware of her young granddaughter’s online addiction, uninformed of the lengths the 11-year-old was willing…
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