Snapchat Settles Speed Filter Deaths Suit With Parents
Snapchat parent company Snap settled a lawsuit brought by parents who blamed the messaging app for the deaths of their two sons, per a stipulation of dismissal (docket 2:19-cv-04504) filed Friday with the U.S. District Court for the Central District…
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of California. The suit was scheduled for trial in August. The Wisconsin parents in their complaint blamed Snapchat's Speed Filter -- which allows overlaying someone's real-life speed onto a video or photo -- for leading to the 2017 high-speed crash that killed three teens. Terms of the settlement weren't released.