School district authorities in Toronto, Ottawa, and Peel District in Canada filed separate lawsuits on March 27, local time, suing that online platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, and Snap “are harming children's mental health and learning,” seeking compensation totaling about 4.5 billion Canadian dollars (3.3 billion US dollars). Hundreds of US school districts have previously made similar accusations, demanding that social media companies pay for the phenomenon of students being addicted to their platforms. A TikTok spokesperson said the platform has introduced safeguards such as allowing parents to limit the time their children can use it. A Snap spokesperson also said that its platform works differently from some other platforms, doesn't push content, and doesn't have traditional public likes or comments.