# Is Social Media Destroying a Generation?

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Podcast: [The Dr. Phil Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dr-phil-podcast-977971)
Published: 2026-05-28T11:00:00+00:00
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He was eight years old the first time he logged onto Roblox. He was fifteen when his mother called the platform to ask why her son was in the hospital. They say the company sent her a copy-paste email with a suicide hotline number. Nothing else. Now 22, Michael ... known online as "Schlep” ... says he was groomed on Roblox as a child by a developer the platform promoted and profited from. He says he spent two years running sting operations on the platform that hurt him, getting six predators arrested and protecting children across the country. Michael says the social media’s response was to ban him, sent a cease-and-desist, and accused him of acting like a predator himself. Dr. Phil sits down with Michael and his attorney Steven Vanderporten ...who represents over 3000+ survivors who say they were exploited on on this platform, alongside Mark Lanier, the trial attorney who recently made history when a Los Angeles jury found Meta and YouTube liable for deliberately designing their platforms to addict children, with malice, fraud, and oppression. With over 100 federal Roblox cases now consolidated in court and 2,300 more pending against Meta, the question is no longer whether these platforms are dangerous. A jury already answered that. The question now is: what are you going to do about it? Contact your representatives:  https://protectkidsnotplatforms.org/ https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/ https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/product-liability/social-media-addiction-lawsuit/ https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/product-liability/roblox-lawsuit-lawyer/ This episode is brought to you by: Get up to $20,000 in FREE Gold & Silver with a qualified purchase. Text ASKPHIL to 50505 or visit https://DrPhilgold.com This episode is brought to you by: Don’t wait! If you’re on Medi…

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