Parents who lost children to online harms protest outside of Metas NYC office | TechCrunch

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  • 45 families who lost children to online harms held a vigil outside Meta's Manhattan office
  • Many dressed in white, holding roses, signs that read “Meta profits, kids pay the price,” and framed photos of their dead children
  • The vigil follows recent testimony from whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, who reveals how Meta targeted 13- to 17-year-olds with ads when they were feeling down
Meta may have managed to kill a bipartisan bill to protect children online, but parents of children who have suffered from online harm are still putting pressure on social media companies to step up. [+5431 chars]

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