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A California mother whose 16-year-old son died by suicide following severe cyberbullying joined anti-sexual exploitation advocates and bipartisan lawmakers in demanding the reform of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which they say Big Tech uses as a loophole to avoid accountability for distributing offensive or explicit content.
Kristin Bride, who lost her son Carson in 2020, said during a Wednesday news conference at the U.S. Capitol that Section 230 has prevented her from achieving justice for her child. According to the mother, Carson ended his life after cyberbullies harassed him through YOLO, an anonymous application integrated into Snapchat.
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YOLO opened with a pop-up screen promising that it would monitor cyberbullying and reveal and ban abusers,” Bride stated. “Yet, the last search on Carson's phone before he ended his life was for hacks to find out who was doing this to him.”
"This was the darkest day of my life," she added.
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Kristin Bride, who lost her son Carson in 2020, said during a Wednesday news conference at the U.S. Capitol that Section 230 has prevented her from achieving justice for her child. According to the mother, Carson ended his life after cyberbullies harassed him through YOLO, an anonymous application integrated into Snapchat.
“
YOLO opened with a pop-up screen promising that it would monitor cyberbullying and reveal and ban abusers,” Bride stated. “Yet, the last search on Carson's phone before he ended his life was for hacks to find out who was doing this to him.”
"This was the darkest day of my life," she added.
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Mom demands Big Tech accountability, says federal law blocking justice for deceased son
A mother whose 16-year-old son died by suicide following severe cyberbullying joined anti-sexual exploitation advocates and bipartisan lawmakers in demanding the reform of Section 230 of the
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