COVID-19 CENSORSHIP
Summary of the case
Members of the class
Any physical or legal person, who has used or visited Facebook or YouTube 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.
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 both class action to start.
Status of the case
The notice to the members of the class will be transmitted soon.
Proceedings and judgments
The proceedings and judgments rendered in both files are accessible at the Registry of class actions, via the following links:
Registration
If you fit in the description of the class, you are automatically part of it, unless you opt out within the time limit.
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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