South Carolina Lawmaker Sues Meta After a Sextortion Scam Leads to His Son’s Death by Suicide

A South Carolina lawmaker who lost his son to suicide after the teenager fell victim to a sextortion scam is now suing Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram.

State Rep. Brandon Guffey is alleging that Meta engaged in deceitful practices to get users, particularly children, addicted to the company’s social media platforms, resulting in “pain and suffering” due to poor mental health.

“I’m bringing the suit because of my personal experience of the pain of a father who lost a son,” Guffey told Fox News Digital. “And I believe it’s due to… criminal negligence. I believe that they designed addictive algorithms that target children. They’ve concealed research on the harmful effects, and they’ve misled the public, about the correlation between their products and our current mental health crisis across the globe.”

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