Seven additional Canadian educational institutions have joined the escalating legal battle against major social media companies, including Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat. The new litigations comprise two private religious schools, three Catholic schools, and one public school board, all situated in Ontario, Canada’s most populous province. Collectively, these institutions are seeking CA$2.6 billion (US$1.9 billion) in damages. They argue that the social media platforms in question are negligently designed to be compulsive, significantly undermining student learning and imposing an unsustainable strain on educational resources. Details of the lawsuits can be found on the Schools for Social Media Change website.
These new lawsuits add to the four previously launched actions in March, which demanded CA$4.55 billion to mitigate the adverse impact of student addiction to social media platforms. To explore further details about the ongoing legal proceedings, you can read the original article.