A Colorado woman whose son died from a fentanyl-laced pill he bought through social media is celebrating a pair of verdicts this week against Meta and YouTube. Kimberly Osterman says the verdicts in California and New Mexico open the door for social media companies to be held responsible for harms to children using their platforms. Osterman's son, Max, died in 2021 at age 18 after he purchased the drugs from a dealer on Snapchat. She says “the infinite scrolling lured him in” and the companies “put profits over safety.” She hopes to see strict guardrails such as age verification enacted to prevent minors from accessing the platforms.
