Meta, TikTok in trouble? New York judge allows lawsuit over teen’s ‘subway surfing’ death

Meta Platforms and TikTok owner ByteDance will have to defend themselves in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the mother of a 15-year-old boy who died while engaging in the dangerous trend of “subway surfing,” a New York judge has ruled, according to Reuters report.

Justice Paul Goetz of the New York State Supreme Court said that Norma Nazario could proceed with her claim that the social media giants played an active role in her son Zackery’s death by exposing him to harmful content and fostering an addiction to their platforms.