Nova Scotia tech experts say U.S. social media trial could have local ripple effect
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Nova Scotians say they've been dealing with the effects of online platforms — for better or worse — for years.
A landmark court decision in the United States that holds social media giants Meta and YouTube liable for its impact on young people could have wide-reaching impacts in Canada.
Nova Scotians say they’ve been dealing with the effects of online platforms — for better or worse — for years.
“A big love-hate relationship,” said Saint Mary’s University student Ethan Stanhope when asked about his relationship with social media.
“Oh, it is destroying our attention spans. It’s so much harder to sit through multiple hour-long videos about things I’m interested in just because it’s hard to grab your attention now.”
This week, a California jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its kind lawsuit aimed at holding social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services.
Meta is the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, while YouTube is a subsidiary of Google.
A 20-year-old woman was awarded $6 million in damages after testifying that her addiction to the platforms led to anxiety, depression and self-harm.
Giles Crouch, a Nova Scotia-based researcher and tech writer, says Wednesday’s ruling, which came one day after a New Mexico jury ruled that Meta is harmful to children’s mental health, could have a snowball effect.
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