Ontario school boards sue social media giants for $4.5B
Four major school boards in Ontario are taking several social media giants to court, alleging their products Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok are harming students and disrupting the education system.
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![Facebook, Messenger and Instagram apps are are displayed on an iPhone on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in New York. Facebook says it is aware of outages on its platforms including Facebook, Messenger and Instagram and is working to resolve the issue. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) Close-up photo of apps Facebook, Facebook messenger and Instagram.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7158038.1711624200!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/facebook-outage.jpg)
Four major school boards in Ontario are taking several social media giants to court, alleging their products Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok are harming students and disrupting the education system.