The new lawsuits share similar wording and characterize social-media companies as choosing to ‘maximize profits at the expense of student well-being’
Five more Ontario school boards and two private schools are suing the companies behind social-media platforms Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and TikTok, accusing them of designing unsafe and addictive products that harm the mental health of students and disrupt learning.
The new lawsuits share similar wording and characterize social-media companies as choosing to “maximize profits at the expense of student well-being,” without regard to the limited resources that schools have to divert to help young people. The increased use of social media among children and young people has been a source of worry for policy makers, educators and parents.
In the lawsuits, the school boards and schools say that the companies should have known that their “negligent conduct” would disrupt the sleep patterns and brain development of young people, and keep them from focusing and learning in the classroom.
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