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• Roblox Sexual Exploitation Lawsuit Alleges 15-Year-Old Girl Was Groomed by Online Predator

  September 21, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A 15-year-old girl’s lawsuit alleges inadequate safety measures on Roblox and Snapchat enabled an online predator posing as a teenage boy to contact, groom and sexually exploit her.

• Social Media Wrongful Death Lawsuit Links Major Platforms to Child Suicides

  September 11, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Major platforms face a social media addiction lawsuit alleging they pushed children to attempt suicide, some of whom tragically succeeded.

• Social Media Suicide Lawsuit Claims Addictive Instagram, Snapchat Features Are Fueling Teen Mental Health Crisis

  August 5, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A joint social media addiction lawsuit alleges that tech companies engineered their platforms to foster addiction in children, using warning signs to worsen their mental health instead of helping them.

• Social Media Ban for Children Under 16 May Go Into Effect Next Year in U.K.

  June 29, 2026

  Michael Adams

  The United Kingdom plans to ban children under 16 from accessing major social media platforms as early as next year, amid growing concerns that addictive features are contributing to mental health problems and other online safety risks.

• Roblox, Snapchat, Discord Lawsuit Alleges Platforms Work in Tandem To Exploit Children

  June 17, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A 13-year-old girl claims adult predators used Roblox, Snapchat and Discord to groom and exploit her, resulting in severe and lasting harm.

• Psychiatric Times Suggests Classifying Social Media as an ‘Engineered Addiction’

  June 12, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report calls for the creation of an official diagnosis for social media addiction, suggesting that a new category be created called "engineered addiction" to reflect the design of platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

• Snapchat, Roblox Lawsuit Filed by Adult Sexually Exploited as a Child

  June 10, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A Texas woman joins a growing number of lawsuits claiming Roblox and Snapchat have facilitated online grooming, sextortion and other forms of child sexual exploitation by failing to implement adequate safety protections.

• Social Media Mental Health Lawsuit Alleges Facebook, Other Platforms Contributed to Teen’s Suicide

  May 4, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A wrongful death lawsuit alleges major social media companies designed addictive platforms that fueled depression, anxiety and self-harm in a 16-year-old boy, culminating in his suicide in May 2025.

• Lawsuit Claims Roblox, Snapchat, Discord Facilitate Child Sexual Abuse

  April 13, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Roblox, Snapchat and Discord face a child sexual exploitation lawsuit alleging that the platforms failed to protect a teenage girl from sexual predators who exploited the systems' lack of safety features.

• Lawsuit Claims Roblox Showed Reckless Disregard for Child Safety

  April 7, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Roblox and Snapchat face a lawsuit from a Louisiana mother who says the platforms' lack of safety features led to the exploitation of her 11-year-old daughter.