Their kids died after buying drugs on Snapchat. Now the parents are suing::Suit claims app features like disappearing messages and geolocating users make kids easy targets for dealers

  • howlingecko@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Perhaps SnapChat files a counter suit on the parents for buying their kid a smartphone, paying for service, and not putting parental controls on the device to keep them from using apps that they don’t want their kid accessing

    • Pxtl@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Google parental controls shut down automatically after a certain age.

    • dangblingus@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Not much of a counter suit. It’s legal to buy your kid a smartphone and it’s legal to not put parental controls on it.