COVID-19 CENSORSHIP (Facebook)

Summary of the case

Class action in damages and in injunction against Facebook for their censorship concerning Covid-19.

Members of the class

Any physical or legal person, who has used or visited Facebook since March 15, 2020, and whose Covid-19 related content, either directly or indirectly, was censored or who was prevented from viewing such content when they intended to do it, while they were residing in Quebec or had an establishment.

Avis aux membres

Avis d'autorisation de l'action collective

Version longue

Avis d'autorisation de l'action collective

Version abrégée

Formulaire d'exclusion

HISTORY

In August 2022, Christian Leray filed an application to be authorized to start a class action against Meta Platforms inc., who owns Facebook. Mr. Leray is involved with Réinfo Québec, a group that has criticized the position of the health authorities during the pandemic.

On April 29, 2024, the Superior Court authorized the class action to start.

Status of the case

L’action collective a été autorisée le 29 avril 2024.
Un protocole de l’instance est intervenu entre les parties et la mise en état du dossier est entamée. L’interrogatoire préalable du représentant a eu lieu.

Proceedings and judgments

The proceedings and judgments rendered in the file are accessible at the Registry of class actions, via the following links:

Leray c. Meta Platforms inc. (Facebook)

Registration

We nevertheless invite the members of the class to register and to let us know about the censorship that they experienced or observed.

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