Amanda Todd’s Family Joins American Parents in Lawsuit Against Social Media Giants

Carol Todd holds a photo of her late teenage daughter Amanda Todd, who died by suicide in 2012, and the necklace she was wearing in the school photo as she speaks outside B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster, B.C., on Oct. 14, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

When B.C. teenager Amanda Todd sat in front of her computer and detailed the relentless bullying and extortion she'd faced on social media, it sent a shock wave to parents around the world. Twelve years later her family is joining others in a lawsuit alleging those dangers persist for kids online.

Only a few weeks after posting the viral video, 15-year-old Todd died by suicide in October 2012.