Canada proposes social media ban for children under 16

The proposed legislation requires platforms to restrict child exploitation and other harmful content

The Canadian government has proposed a bill that would ban social media for children under the age of 16, with potential exemptions for platforms that demonstrate “sufficient safeguards.”

Ottawa unveiled the proposed legislation, dubbed the Safe Social Media Act, in a press release on Wednesday.

If passed, social media platforms would be required to implement age verification and reduce children’s exposure to harmful content, including child sexual exploitation, non-consensual intimate imagery, self-harm promotion, bullying, hate, violence, and…

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