Our Ali Rogan has more on this now from the perspective of a parent.

Jeff, Maureen Mowlack lost her son David back in 2016 when he died by suicide.

She is not a plaintiff in this case, but she is the co-founder of parents for safe online spaces,

a coalition of families who have lost children to online harms, and are bringing similar lawsuits. Maureen,

thank you so much for joining us. First of all, tell me about your son, David.

Thanks for having me, Ali. David was the youngest of three boys, and we grew up in a Christian home.

We went to church on Sunday. He was an Eagle Scout and a basketball player. And

after a serious basketball injury, David, while he was rehabbing, turned to social media and

online gaming. And over a period of about eight, nine months, we started to see a real change in his

behavior. He was showing all the signs of a behavioral addiction, and we were seeking

out mental health supports, and that's when he became the target of cyberbullying by a group of

classmates at his home. And it was the final match on a huge bonfire that just exploded in our

home, and David lost hope and took his own life.

And now today, lawyers for the plaintiffs in the social media case are arguing that this is

about the ABCs, which stands for addicting the brains of children, intentionally doing so.

Would you say that that has been your experience, that that is what

happens to children, and do you draw a line between David's use of social media and

his death?

I absolutely do believe that it played a major role, if not the catalyst of what

made him take his life or to feel like that there was no way out of the situation.

In my particular situation, David's behavior was he would get angry and aggressive and we would try to get him to stop using his devices.

He was sneaking around using them when he wasn't supposed to.

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