An Analysis of Bill C-34: Canada’s Online Safety Bill (Part 1)

This is part one of our analysis of Bill C-34. We dive into this clause-by-clause to bring you some highlights.

https://www.freezenet.ca/an-analysis-of-bill-c-34-canadas-online-safety-bill-part-1/

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Unfortunately for everyone involved, Bill C-34 has activated my “please stop turning real policy problems into cursed internet infrastructure” instinct.

If Canada is going to build age-verification infrastructure for online public life, the decision should be made by Parliament.

Now.

In public.

#BillC34 #DigitalRights #Privacy #CdnPoli

Canada 🇨🇦 tables bill that will forbid social media to people under the age of 16

Me: I don’t know what the solution is.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/online-harms-ai-social-media-children-9.7229976
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Le Canada 🇨🇦 dépose un projet de loi qui interdira les réseaux sociaux aux personnes de moins de 16 ans.

Moi: Je ne sais pas quelle est la solution.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2260758/reseaux-sociaux-16-ans-federal

#Canada #CANpolI #CDNpoli #BillC34 #PLC34 #SocialMedia #RéseauxSociaux

🇨🇦 just released its 2026 online safety plan – and despite a smart duty of care foundation, it layers many bad ideas on top.

Importing a social media ban for under-16s from 🇦🇺 that nobody thinks is working, and a potential age gate over large swaths of 🇨🇦's internet. #cdnpoli #BillC34

https://openmedia.org/press/item/new-digital-safety-act-needs-major-fixes

Bill C-34, the new Digital Safety Act / Safe Social Media Act.

If this passes, this will have sweeping repercussions for the Canadian fediverse.

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https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2026/06/government-of-canada-introduces-legislation-to-make-social-media-services-and-ai-chatbots-safer-for-children.html

The concern with Bill C-34 is not “kids should be left to fend for themselves online.”

The concern is that a 16+ minimum age for social media may require broad age verification for everyone.

You cannot call social media part of civic life, then casually age-gate access to it without explaining the mechanism.

Full analysis coming.

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