When police came to New York City mother Norma Nazario‘s home in 2023 to tell her that her 15-year-old son Zackery had died in a horrific subway surfing accident, she was stunned.
But when she later opened his phone, she was shocked by the social media videos and posts she found not only of her son’s exploits riding atop New York subways, but also of others’.
Angry and devastated, she contacted attorney Matthew Bergman, who founded the Social Media Victims Law Center. Together, they launched a suit against Meta and TikTok, contending that the accident was a result of direct and foreseeable programming and design decisions that prioritize engagement over safety…