Canada Moves to Ban Social Media Use for Youth Under 16
SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. A new regulator called the Digital Safety Commission of Canada would administer the proposed measures, officials said.Young people would be allowed on online platforms of companies that meet safety standards, to be defined by the regulator, government officials told reporters on Wednesday. The proposal, the Safe Social Media Act, sponsored by Canada’s minister of identity and culture, Marc Miller, would need to be passed by the House of Commons and Senate before becoming law.“The safety of children can’t be an afterthought,” Mr.
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- ▪The proposal, the Safe Social Media Act, sponsored by Canada’s minister of identity and culture, Marc Miller, would need to be passed by the House of Commons and Senate before becoming law.“The safety of children can’t be an afterthought,”
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