NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - Technology can be addictive and suggestive, but in the hands of a vulnerable teenager some parents say it’s deadly.

The backstory:

Ian Ezquerra was his mother’s pride and a promising swimmer. He suffered in silence and died by suicide on August 14, 2019.

"You start thinking about all the past things, like what could have been wrong, what is wrong, where did I not see what happened, how could this have happened," said Jennifer Mitchell, Ian’s mother.

The New Port Richey mom said social media influenced her son. She found out after getting into her 16-year-old’s Snapchat account.

"I saw some videos and those videos they looked like him playing Russian roulette on Snapchat, and I was mortified. What do I do with this?" Mitchell said.

She ended up suing Meta a

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