四个美国家庭代表其已故子女向Meta、TikTok、Snapchat和YouTube提起诉讼，指控这些社交媒体平台导致成瘾、睡眠不足、抑郁和自杀倾向[1]。诉讼于周四提交至特拉华州高等法院[1]，涉及四名逝世青少年：13岁的Livi Castro、14岁的Riv Kelleher、17岁的Nathaniel Chambers和18岁的Dawson Holden[1]。这些青少年分别来自德州、北卡州、明尼苏达州和田纳西州[1]，其死亡发生在2024年7月至2025年9月这14个月的时间段内[1]。
由Social Media Victims Law Center创始人Matthew Bergman代理的这起诉讼，是社交媒体公司面临的又一波关于儿童安全危害的诉讼浪潮[1]。Bergman表示："这些平台继续杀死孩子，尽管其高管们的冠冕堂皇之言"[1]。此诉讼的提交时间恰好在参议院通过《儿童在线安全法》两年后[1]。Meta公司第二季度法律费用达24亿美元，同时其利润下降了14%[1]。
Families of four teenagers who died have filed a lawsuit in Delaware Superior Court against Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, alleging that the platforms' addictive designs contributed to sleep deprivation, depression, and suicidal tendencies.[1] The deceased teens are identified as Livi Castro, 13; Riv Kelleher, 14; Nathaniel Chambers, 17; and Dawson Holden, 18.[1] All four deaths occurred within a 14-month period between July 2024 and September 2025.[1] The lawsuit was filed on Thursday and involves families from Texas, North Carolina, Minnesota, and Tennessee.[1]
The case is being pursued by the Social Media Victims Law Center, with Matthew Bergman serving as lead counsel.[1] Bergman stated that "These platforms continue to kill kids, despite the platitudes of their executives."[1] This litigation represents another wave of legal action against social media companies over child safety concerns, following similar lawsuits that have mounted in recent years over allegations of platform addiction and harm.[1] The lawsuit was filed exactly two years after the Senate passed the Children's Online Safety Act.[1]