Feds Need to Bring in Social Media and AI Protections for Kids, B.C. Attorney General Says
Attorney General Niki Sharma wants mandatory age limits, reporting rules and oversight for platforms and chatbots, saying provinces may act if Ottawa does not.
- On Tuesday, Attorney General Niki Sharma urged the federal government to mandate age-related restrictions on social media and AI chatbots for youth, warning that self-regulation is failing.
- Sharma argues a ban is "worthless" without including AI chatbots, noting all social media platforms now have AI embedded and government must set design standards to protect vulnerable children.
- Citing the Tumbler Ridge school shooting where eight victims died, Sharma contends laws must catch up; OpenAI banned the alleged shooter last summer but failed to report it to police, prompting CEO Sam Altman to apologize.
- While Manitoba plans to implement its own age-related bans, Sharma prefers federal action, citing superior oversight tools; the federal Liberal Party backed restrictions earlier this month but has yet to introduce a bill.
- If federal efforts stall, Sharma intends to form a provincial alliance to enforce these measures, which would surpass the recent youth social media ban introduced by Australia.
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Feds need to bring in social media and AI protections for kids, B.C. attorney general says
British Columbia’s attorney general says if the federal government doesn’t bring in protections on social media and AI chatbots for children, then the province will look to follow Manitoba with its own regulatory regime.
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B.C.’s attorney general says if the federal government will not step in to regulate social media and AI chatbot use by youth, then her government will do so itself in concert with other provinces. “If we see that there is no action, then I think an alliance amongst provinces to take action would be the way,” Attorney General Niki Sharma told reporters on Tuesday. Sharma sent a letter to the federal government on April 17 providing a rundown of p…
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