Snapchat announces changes in wake of lawsuit, local teen's death by suicide

LAKE OSWEGO, OR (KPTV) – A Lake Oswego mother’s legal effort to hold social media companies accountable for online bullying and teen suicide has prompted Snapchat to make some big changes, FOX 12 exclusively learned on Tuesday.A 73-page class action lawsuit against Snapchat, YOLO and LMK was filed Monday on behalf of Kristin Bride and the Tyler Clementi Foundation. The latter is a national organization dedicated to stopping online bullying and harassment. Bride’s 16-year-old son, Carson Bride, took his own life in June of 2020 after enduring months of online bullying, said the lawsuit.In an email, a Snapchat spokeswoman told FOX 12, “In light of the serious allegations raised by the lawsuit, and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of the Snapchat community, we are suspending both YOLO and LMK’s Snap Kit integration while we investigate these claims.”The suspension is just one of many demands outlined in the lawsuit that was filed in federal court in California. Image: KPTV According to court documents, Bride also seeks financial compensation and other claims for “strict liability, negligence, fraudulent misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, and violations of consumer protection laws” by the apps.According to the lawsuit, Snapchat, YOLO and LMK don’t do enough…
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