Four Ontario school boards have filed lawsuits against social media giants Meta Platforms Inc., Snap Inc., and ByteDance Ltd., seeking a total of $4.5 billion in damages. The allegations include manipulating young students’ brain chemistry through social media platforms, causing widespread harm to the education system. Legal experts anticipate significant challenges for the lawsuits, including establishing a duty of care owed to the school boards by the social media companies and proving damages attributable to social media use. Additionally, the complexity of the litigation and the financial resources of the defendants pose significant hurdles for the plaintiffs.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/school-boards-suing-social-media-1.7164151
