NCOSE's Dirty Dozen List names Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Snapchat among 10 others
4. Google Chromebook
Some schools provide Google Chromebooks to students for educational purposes, but NCOSE has warned that these devices can expose children to predators and other forms of exploitation.
“Google Chromebooks have achieved market dominance in schools. But they are riddled with serious flaws that jeopardize the safety and well-being of K–12 students,” the 2026 Dirty Dozen List states.
The advocacy group highlighted a case involving a 10-year-old girl who received a Chromebook from her school. According to a lawsuit filed last June, the girl, identified as Z.G. in the suit, used her school-issued Chromebook in November 2023 to access Discord.
“Immediately upon registering, Z.G. was targeted by a user with the handle ‘lil_pain,’” the lawsuit states. “lil_pain learned Z.G.’s real name and age but never provided his own.”
“For several weeks, Z.G. was sent numerous explicit and salacious messages by lil_pain,” the document continued. “Some of those messages detailed ways that lil_pain would sexually assault Z.G. In one instance, he ‘joked’ that he would kidnap her.”
In mid-December, Z.G.’s father discovered the communications between his daughter and the predator. When the girl’s father attempted to manage the Chromebook settings to protect his daughter, he was blocked by the administrative restrictions.
According to NCOSE, Google Chromebook earned a spot on the group’s Dirty Dozen List in 2021. While Google announced changes to the default safety settings and promised to prioritize protecting children, NCOSE said that the case of Z.G. — identified by the pseudonym Samantha in NCOSE’s Dirty Dozen List — is “proof that Google has not kept its word.”
Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman
