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Ontario school boards sue social media giants for $4.5B

School boards in Ottawa and the Toronto-area are suing social media giants for over $4 billion in excess claims to cover resources and address student safety concerns.
A new website, Schools for Social Media Change Alliance, has been launched by the boards to address the strains caused by compulsive social media use.
The lawsuit states that school boards will not bear any costs unless a successful outcome is achieved, with updates to follow as the story develops.

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The Guardian

Canada school boards accuse social media firms of ‘rewiring’ how kids think

District education authorities launch multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Meta, Snap Inc and ByteDanceFour of Canada’s largest school boards have launched a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the social media companies Meta, Snap Inc and ByteDance, accusing them of acting in a “high-handed, reckless, malicious, and reprehensible manner” with products the boards claim harm student learning and “rewire” how children think.The four district boards…

30 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Ottawa public school board, 3 Toronto-area school boards launch lawsuit against social media giants

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and three school boards in the Toronto-area have launched legal action against social media giants, accusing them of "disrupting students' fundamental right to education."

30 days ago·Canada

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CBC News

TikTok, Snapchat respond as Ontario school boards sue social media giants for $4.5B

Four major school boards in Ontario are taking several social media giants to court, alleging their products Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok are harming students and disrupting the education system.

30 days ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

4 Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for disrupting students' education - Seymour Tribune

TORONTO (AP) — Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario said Thursday they launched lawsuits against TikTok, Meta and SnapChat alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning. The lawsuits claim platforms like Facebook and Instagram are “designed for compulsive use, have rewired the way children think, behave, and […]

30 days ago·United States

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Global News

4 Ontario school boards sue Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and TikTok

Four Ontario school boards have launched lawsuits against the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and TikTok alleging the platforms are disrupting student learning.

30 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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4 Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for disrupting students' education

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario have launched lawsuits against TikTok, Meta and SnapChat alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning. The lawsuits announced Thursday claim that platforms like Facebook and Instagram are “designed for compulsive use, have rewired the way children think, behave, and learn.” The school boards in Canada suing …

30 days ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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