Woman Whose Son Died From Drugs Bought on Social Media Celebrates Verdicts Against Meta, YouTube + More

A Colorado woman whose son died from a fentanyl-laced pill he bought through social media celebrated a pair of verdicts this week against Meta and YouTube that she said opened the door for companies to be held responsible for harms to children using their platforms. “The truth is out, and it’s time that they are held accountable for the design of the platforms,” said Kimberly Osterman, whose son Max died in 2021 at age 18. “They put profits over safety.”

American Parents Coalition Executive Director Alleigh Marré accused AAP of acting like “a political advocacy group, putting ideology ahead of evidence and children’s wellbeing.” The “lookout” states that during AAP’s 2025 Leadership Conference, 98% of its members voted to make protecting sex change treatments its top resolution.

“Even as health systems abroad rethink experimental gender interventions, the AAP has doubled down on aggressive and irreversible procedures rather than exercise basic caution,” Marre said. “By prioritizing resolutions that elevate transgender interventions and partnering with activist groups, the AAP is acting to protect a political project.”

Read more at the Children’s Health Defense.