Article 6FNNW Their kids died after buying drugs on Snapchat. Now the parents are suing

Their kids died after buying drugs on Snapchat. Now the parents are suing

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Robin Buller in Oakland, California
from Technology | The Guardian on (#6FNNW)

Suit claims app features like disappearing messages and geolocating users make kids easy targets for dealers

Hanh Badger was working from home the morning of 17 June 2021. She went to the kitchen to grab a second cup of coffee and noticed her daughter's bedroom door was still shut. Badger found Brooke, 17, pale and motionless in bed.

Soon, the sheriff arrived and immediately administered Naloxone, a nasal spray that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. But Badger, a pharmacist, was confused. Brooke was a talented student who couldn't wait to begin college that fall.

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