The families of four people killed at a mass shooting in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket have filed a sweeping lawsuit against a slew of major internet companies, weapon vendors, the family of the perpetrator, and a Japanese toy company.
In a lawsuit filed Friday, the families name internet giants Meta, Amazon, and Alphabet, including social media they own; smaller platforms like Reddit and Snapchat; image board 4chan and its Japanese partner the Good Smile Company; three firearm companies; and the parents of the shooter, Payton Gendron.
While the suit does not set specific dollar amounts—the complaint says it will do so at trial—it attempts to hold this wide array of
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