"A grieving New York mom whose 15-year-old son shot himself after being targeted in a Facebook "sextortion" scam blasted Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as a "soulless psychopath" as he arrived to testify in a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Mary Rodee watched as the tech billionaire entered Los Angeles Superior Court, where he is taking the stand in the first of roughly 1,500 lawsuits accusing social media giants of designing addictive platforms that harm children."
"Rodee's son died in March 2021 after he was extorted by someone he met on Facebook Messenger, she said. She described Zuckerberg to The Post as a "soulless psychopath" and a "negligent criminal" over what she says was the company's failure to protect her child. "I see these kids on a spiraling path where their parents are watching social media take their child away," Rodee told The Post. "Mine was just like in an instant.""
"Security around the Meta chief was tight. An advance team worked closely with the Department of Homeland Security to plan Zuckerberg's arrival, The Post has learned. He was flanked by a security detail that stuck close as he moved through the courthouse. At 9:23 a.m., a delivery worker brought two boxes and a case of water to the door of Zuckerberg's holding room. When his handler asked what was inside, the delivery worker replied, "Snacks," and was allowed to bring them in."
Mary Rodee confronted Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as he arrived to testify in a landmark Los Angeles trial alleging social platforms design addictive products that harm children. Her 15-year-old son died in March 2021 after being extorted by someone he met on Facebook Messenger and threatened with sharing explicit images. Rodee labeled Zuckerberg a "soulless psychopath" and a "negligent criminal" over the company's alleged failure to protect her child. Nearly a dozen parents gathered outside the courthouse holding framed photographs of harmed or deceased children. The case is the first of roughly 1,500 lawsuits alleging addiction-driven harm to minors.
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