Lawsuit against Snap over fentanyl deaths can proceed, judge rules
https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/04/snapchat-snap-fentanyl-section-230/
A lawsuit blaming Snapchat for a series of drug overdoses among young people can proceed, a Los Angeles judge ruled this week.
A group of family members related to children and teens who overdosed on fentanyl sued Snapchat maker Snap last year, accusing the social media company of facilitating illicit drug deals involving fentanyl, a synthetic opioid many times deadlier than heroin. Fentanyl, which is cheap to produce and often sold disguised as other substances, can prove lethal in quantities as small as a 2 milligrams — the equivalent of around 10 grains of salt.