“Sextortion” scams have targeted thousands of victims nationwide and led to at least 20 deaths by suicide, according to the FBI. Two families are suing Meta, alleging that the tech company has ignored the rising danger of sexual blackmail schemes targeting teens on the platform. It’s the latest attempt to hold Instagram accountable for what some users say are lethal scams that take place on its platform. Meta is facing at least four other sextortion-related lawsuits that claim that Instagram is a defective product and has been negligent by not dealing with a sextortion problem for years. While Instagram has instituted some design changes for minors in recent years to attempt to address extortion, the lawsuit argues that the changes came too late and that Instagram should be held responsible for the teen’s death. Meta did not directly address the claims in the lawsuit but said it was working to fight sextortion scammers. In addition, Meta said it takes precautionary steps to prote...