Lake Oswego resident Kristin Bride filed a lawsuit earlier this month against three social media developers almost a year after her 16-year-old son, Carson, died of self-harm.
Leading up to Carson's death June 23, 2020, the Lake Oswego teen was cyberbullied on Snapchat through the anonymous messaging features on YOLO and LMK software.
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