# court verdicts that found Meta and Google liable for harms to children are likely to benefit similar cases launched here in Canada.

*business · news · 2026-04-09 · CHEK News*

## Key points

- Recent U.S. verdicts found Meta and Google liable for harms to children on their platforms.
- Canadian lawsuits against social media companies are expected to leverage these U.S. verdicts as persuasive evidence.
- Ontario school boards claim platform algorithms disrupt education and increase bullying and mental health issues.
- U.S. cases focused on product design, not user content, to bypass Section 230 protections.
- Canadian online harms legislation is being developed with input from experts involved in these lawsuits.

**Companies:** Meta, Google, YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok
**Countries:** United States, Canada

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