Miguel Afonso Caetano#Canada #Censorship: "The federal government plans to propose a ban on social media use for children under the age of 16 as part of its highly anticipated online harms bill that will be introduced Wednesday, Global News has learned.
A government source confirmed the plans Monday ahead of the bill’s formal introduction. The source requested anonymity to publicly discuss the bill.
Culture Minister Marc Miller told reporters he couldn’t comment on the contents of the bill before he tables it in the House of Commons.
The Globe and Mail first reported on the forthcoming online harms bill earlier Monday.
The proposed social media ban for youth under 16 would follow action first taken in Australia, where the measure took effect last December.
Other countries including the United Kingdom, Spain and South Korea are considering their own youth social media bans. Malaysia enacted its own ban on social media accounts for users under 16 last week, while Brazil now requires youth accounts to be linked to those of a legal guardian to ensure supervision."
https://globalnews.ca/news/11894610/canada-social-media-ban-teens-online-harms-bill/
