Big Tech’s killer apps: Watch grieving parents call out social media deaths

LOS ANGELES — Grieving parents and advocates gathered outside the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday morning for a vigil honoring their children, whom they say died as a result of harms caused by social media.

Platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, Meta and Alphabet are facing hundreds of lawsuits nationwide from parents and others, with plaintiffs alleging the companies knowingly designed addictive products that exposed children to danger, predatory exploitation and self-harm.