How an Ontario social media lawsuit is hitting home on the Prairies

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Students and an expert chime in on how social media plays a role with students following the announcement of the Ontario lawsuit against social media giants.

are taking big social media giants to court, a Regina university professor says it’s a problem that isn’t too far from home.

“These tools are designed to take away your attention. So how do you do a long read of Shakespeare? How do you spend time on calculus if you’re constantly bombarded by notifications?”Despite the negative effects, Couros said there are some positives to it as well.“Some students who don’t have a sense of belonging can find belonging spaces that they don’t feel … in school,” he said.

“There’s lots of things on the internet that’s bad for you. Like you’ll see like some really inappropriate things. But … sometimes it’s really positive for you. Like you can talk to people. Meet really nice people,” he said.Deadline to submit LifeLabs class-action claims is coming up. Who is eligible?

“We may let our kids run wild on the phones at home, but we expect them to be turned off at school. That’s not a fair challenge, either,” he said.

 

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