A spokesperson for Google, YouTube’s parent company, emphasized their commitment to child protection, stating, “In collaboration with child development specialists, we have built age-appropriate experiences for kids and families on YouTube and provide parents with robust controls. The allegations in these complaints are simply not true.”
Representatives for other involved parties did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Social Media Giants Negligence Claims: Legal Pioneers
Plaintiffs are represented by legal professionals including Joseph VanZandt of Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles PC, Emily Jeffcott of Morgan & Morgan PA, and Brian J. Panish, Rahul Ravipudi, and Jesse M. Creed of Panish Shea Boyle Ravipudi LLP.
Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company for Facebook and Instagram, is represented by Covington & Burling LLP.
Snapchat Inc. is represented by Munger Tolles & Olson LLP.
TikTok is represented by King & Spalding LLP and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
