Social media can be a great way to connect with friends and family, but do you really know what your child is doing online? The DEA warns that drug networks are increasingly using these platforms to find new customers, while sex traffickers also exploit them to lure victims. Now, the FBI is raising alarms about a rise in violent online networks targeting kids.
Julianna Arnold’s mother knows these dangers all too well. Since her 17-year-old daughter’s death, she has been searching for answers about what happened in the hours leading up to that tragic moment. What she’s uncovered is deeply unsettling—her daughter met someone on social media, had sex with a much older man, and ultimately died from fentanyl poisoning.
Now, she is speaking out to warn parents about the hidden dangers of social media while calling on tech companies to do more to protect children from harm.
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Julianna Arnold
Julianna Arnold is a senior marketing executive and grieving mother who lost her 17-year-old daughter, Coco, to fentanyl poisoning after an encounter arranged through social media. On Grieving Out Loud, Julianna courageously shares her daughter’s story to raise awareness about the dangers lurking online—from predators to counterfeit pills—and calls for urgent action from tech companies and parents alike to protect our children.
