Canadian high schoolers have mixed feelings about the Safe Social Media Act (Bill C-34), introduced Wednesday by the federal government.
Key elements of the bill include establishing a new Digital Safety Commission and setting safety criteria and guidelines for social media and AI chatbots, but the element causing the most chatter is a ban on social accounts for kids under 16 (with the potential for exemption for services deemed who’ve put “adequate safeguards” in place).
Teens shared with CBC News their thoughts about a social media ban, while parents expressed guarded optimism moving forward. Here’s what they said this week.
Kids may not be able to read or write but that won’t stop them figuring out a way around the ban.
But kid’s safety isn’t the goal, state surveillance of everyone is.
