Pakistan, June 17 -- An Italian mother has launched legal action against Meta and TikTok after the death of her 12-year-old daughter, Rossella, whom the family believes was exposed to a growing amount of self-harm content online. The case has become part of Italy's first collective lawsuit directly targeting social media algorithms, with families seeking stronger protections for children and tighter restrictions on minors' access to digital platforms.

Rossella's parents said they only discovered the extent of her online activity after unlocking her devices following her death. They found that she had created a secret Instagram profile and regularly searched for depressive content. According to the family, platform algorithms repeatedly r...