Sigh, they're actually doing a social media ban for <16 years.
Yes, platforms with "adequate safeguards" will be exempt but such safeguards "will be based on criteria to be determined later," by a nonexistent commission.
It's not a pause or temporary moratorium; it's a ban with everyone monitored.
Mike Ananny
Good overview for anyone following expected proposed ban on social media for Canadians under 16.
“Rejecting a ban does not mean rejecting regulation. Rather, it places the emphasis on the need to regulate the platforms, not the user.”
The ban frames the wrong problem, creating a harmful solution.
Mike Ananny
Why is a kids’ social media ban bad policy? Does the ban actually work? Doesn’t polling show overwhelming public support for a ban? Why is mandated age verification a privacy risk? If the ban is “temporary,” why does it matter? If not a ban, then what?
The government is expected to table the Digital Safety Act on Wednesday with reports that it will include a ban on social media for those under 16, framed as a “temporary” measure that platforms can…
