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court verdicts that found Meta and Google liable for harms to children are likely to benefit similar cases launched here in Canada.
Recent U.S. verdicts found Meta and Google liable for harms to children on their platforms.
KEY POINTS
- 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.
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