A Los Angeles court has found Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google, owner of YouTube, intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harm children's mental health.
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Florian Martin-Bariteau (English and French)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section; University Research Chair in Technology and Society; and Director of AI + Society Initiative and the Centre for Law, Technology and Society.
Professor Martin-Bariteau’s research focuses on technology law, ethics and policy with special attention dedicated to platform governance and online harms.
"This is an extremely important decision that highlights the abuses of large tech companies and provides further evidence for ongoing cases in Canada and elsewhere. We imagine governments will take note and finally strengthen their legislative frameworks regarding platform regulation and online harms.”