Matthew E Bergman
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My first thought was vindication,
- said Matthew Bergman, founder of the Social Media Victims Law Center, which has filed thousands of lawsuits against tech companies over youth safety issuesTimetime.com/article/2026…
This assault did not happen in a vacuum — it happened because Snapchat’s product design made it easy for a predator to reach and manipulate an unsuspecting child,
- said Matthew Bergman, founder of the Social Media Victims Law Center, which brought the suit on behalf of the plaintiffsThe Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/world/2026062…
- said Matthew Bergman, founder of the Social Media Victims Law CentreABP Livenews.abplive.com/technology/sn…
It is unfortunately not unique that pedophiles use the design features of Snapchat to identify and connect with vulnerable kids,
- Matthew Bergman, founder of the Social Media Victims Law Center, which filed the suit, told CNNCNNcnn.com/2026/06…
The Florida AG has statutory authority that we do not to act in the interests of the population in general as opposed to particular individuals or families who have been grievously harmed by ChatGPT,
The chickens are coming home to roost,
- said Matthew Bergman, a lawyer with the Social Media Victims Law Center, which is representing the plaintiff in the civil case against Meta in Los AngelesThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/03…
This is a monumental inflection point in social media,
- said Matthew Bergman of the Seattle-based Social Media Victims Law Center, which represents more than 1,000 plaintiffs in lawsuits against social media companiesThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/meta…
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Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/the…A New Mexico jury held Meta liable in March for failing to implement sufficient safeguards against sexual predators, and a jury in California found that Meta and YouTube had intentionally designed their platforms to be addictive
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