Two families filed suit against Meta on Wednesday, alleging the company neglected the growing threat of sexual blackmail targeting teens on Instagram after their sons died by suicide.
The wrongful death lawsuit, filed by Tricia Maciejewski and by Rosalind and Mark Downey, claims the families, from Pennsylvania and Scotland, lost their sons after both fell victim to similar sextortion scams on Instagram.
The suit alleges strangers posed as romantic interests, obtained intimate photos, then threatened to expose the images unless the teens complied with further demands or paid money.
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