Alderman pushes to hold social media companies accountable for teen takeovers

Source NBC Local
Original Load Date Dec. 10, 2025, 10:02 p.m.
Last Updated Dec. 10, 2025, 10:02 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/alderman-pushes-to-hold-social-media-companies-accountable-for-teen-takeovers/3861508/

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Hundreds of teens flocked downtown on a Friday in late November after word of a takeover circulated online. The city allocated 700 officers, but it didn't stop the violence from happening: a [ 14-year-old was shot and killed ][7] just blocks from where the city's tree lighting ceremony occurred only...