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The grieving parents of a Long Island teen who committed suicide after watching hours of “psychologically disturbing” TikTok videos broke down during a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday.
Dean and Michelle Nasca, whose 16-year-old son, Chase, took his own life last year after receiving more than 1,000 unsolicited videos of violence and suicide, openly sobbed a US Rep. Gus Bilirakis recounted their son’s tragic death.
“Your company destroyed their lives,” Bilirakis, a Florida Republican, told TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about the teenager’s parents.
“His ‘For You’ page was sadly a window to discover suicide. It’s unacceptable, sir!”
The Nascas filed their lawsuit against the Chinese-owned social media giant in Suffolk County Supreme Court on Tuesday, claiming their son was “targeted, overwhelmed and actively goaded” into committing suicide.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/03/23/parents-of-li-suicide-teen-break-down-during-tiktok-hearins-on-capitol-hill/
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