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Ottawa school board and 4 others join suit against social media giants (www.cbc.ca)
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The suit seeks roughly $4.5 billion in total damages from Meta Platforms Inc., Snap Inc. and ByteDance Ltd., which operate the platforms Facebook and Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok respectively.

"The mix of public and Catholic school boards, and private schools in both urban and rural regions of Ontario demonstrate this is a universal issue that affects those from diverse cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds," the news release said.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford publicly criticized the suit after it was filed, calling it "nonsense" and questioning the legal fees the boards could end up paying in a protracted court battle against some of the richest companies in the world.

Neinstein LLP, the Toronto-based firm representing the school boards and private schools, said in March they will not be responsible for any costs related to the suit unless a successful outcome is reached.

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I wish them well, but I can't help but agree with Doug a little on this one (a feeling I don't exactly enjoy).

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Neinstein LLP, the Toronto-based firm representing the school boards and private schools, said in March they will not be responsible for any costs related to the suit unless a successful outcome is reached.

If the lawers are telling the truth, Doug is talking out of his ass.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The Ford family are all career experts at talking out of their asses.

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