It’s time to hold social media companies accountable for disrupting the education system

It’s time to hold social media companies accountable for disrupting the education system

Social media products, designed for compulsive use, have rewired the way children think, behave, and learn. Our schools are unfairly bearing the brunt of the learning and mental health epidemic caused by the alleged negligent conduct of social media companies. The listed school boards have commenced legal action against social media giants for this disruption to the education system.

Schools for Social Media Change is a concerned group of school boards, schools, thought leaders, and organizations working together to demand accountability from social media tech giants to strengthen the education system.

Approximately 91% of Ontario students in grades 7-12 use social media daily.
31% of these students use social media for five hours or more a day.
We are facing a youth mental health crisis with many reporting poor or fair mental health (38%), and feeling as though they are in serious psychological distress (26%).
*Source: CAMH’s 2021 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS)