RCI: Ottawa’s soon-to-be introduced digital safety bill poised to include a social media ban

RCI / Catharine Tunney (new window) · CBC News

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is expected to table legislation as soon as Wednesday which could restrict young Canadians’ access to social media platforms.

I think it’s obvious why it’s priority. Kids are dying, said Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller on his way into a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

Earlier this week, the Globe and Mail reported that the bill will propose a ban on social media for children under 16 and stand up a new digital regulator to establish safety standards, including how to address harms caused by the rise of artificial-intelligence chatbots….

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