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Verdicts against Meta, Google in U.S. could boost Canadian big tech lawsuits
Juries said the platforms’ design features helped harm children, and Meta now faces a $375 million penalty in a separate case.
- Recent U.S. verdicts found Meta and Google's YouTube liable for harming children on their platforms, including mental health damage and concealment of child sexual exploitation, which could influence Canadian lawsuits.
- In British Columbia, a class action alleges harm caused by Meta's platform design leading to depression, anxiety, and physical injuries, while Ontario school boards claim algorithmic disruptions increased public education costs.
- Meta plans to appeal the U.S. verdicts, while Canadian lawyers view these decisions as significant precedents that may affect ongoing and future cases.
- Experts suggest that social media platforms' design features are intentionally addictive, recommending regulation to restrict harmful interactive elements, informed by lessons from tobacco litigation.
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In a historic trial, Meta and Google were found guilty at the end of March of knowingly building addictive platforms. This has opened the door to thousands of similar cases. It is...
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Verdicts against Meta, Google in U.S. could boost Canadian big tech lawsuits
OTTAWA - Recent U.S. court verdicts that found Meta and Google liable for harms to children are likely to benefit similar cases launched here in Canada, say experts and the lawyers behind the Canadian litigation.
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