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Carney government to ban social media for kids younger than 16, but will allow exemptions

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is expected to table its long-awaited legislation aimed at online safety this week, including a ban on social media platforms for minors.

A government official, speaking on the condition of background, confirmed plans to present a bill in the coming days, which will usher in a path to create a new regulator and target different types of harmful content online.


Better hope you keep your social credit scores high enough to merit “Online privileges”.

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