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New Brunswick Premier Calls for National Social Media Ban for Children Under 16
The bill would also require platforms to remove child sexual abuse material and posts promoting self-harm, and would create a new digital regulator.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Culture Minister Marc Miller will introduce the long-awaited online harms bill, which proposes banning social media use for children under 16.
- This legislation represents the third recent attempt by the Liberal government to introduce online harms regulation, following Australia's enactment of a similar ban prohibiting social media accounts for minors in December 2025.
- Platforms meeting new safety standards may receive exemptions allowing youth access, while the bill requires companies to report credible threats of violence to authorities, a measure Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon championed.
- University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist expressed skepticism, arguing that a blanket ban could fail to hold tech companies accountable while raising concerns regarding Canadians' privacy and digital rights.
- The proposed legislation establishes a new Canadian digital regulator to oversee platform compliance and enforce safety protocols across major social media services, marking a significant shift in federal oversight.
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"Failing Our Children": Canada Seeks To Ban Social Media For Under-16s
The legislation covers seven types of harmful content including content that induces children to harm themselves, content that incites violence and foments hatred and non-consensual intimate images.
·New Delhi, India
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Canada poised to ban social media access to children under 16
First reported by the Globe and Mail, the ban will reportedly be part of the federal online harms bill, which could be tabled in the House of Commons as soon as Wednesday. Advocates like Jenna Poste of the group Unplugged Canada have long called for such legislation in this country.
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The Government of Canada will introduce a bill to prohibit the use of social media by children under the age of 16.
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