Ottawa proposes under-16 social media account ban (opens in new tab)

Canada's federal government introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, which would bar people under 16 from creating or holding accounts on major social media platforms unless companies can show they have adequate safeguards for children. Culture Minister Marc Miller introduced the bill in the House of Commons on Wednesday, and the government described it as a response to youth online harms and pressure from parents and advocates. The bill would require platforms to use age-verification...