Maurine Molak shares her story after her 16-year-old son, David, died by suicide in 2016 and argues safeguards ‘don’t work’ as tech giants face trial over the alleged addictive and harmful nature of social media platforms. Maurine Molak shares her story after her 16-year-old son, David, died by suicide in 2016 and argues safeguards ‘don’t work’ as tech giants face trial over the alleged addictive and harmful nature of social media platforms.