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QuickQuotes: How Advocates, Lawyers and Others Feel About Canada's Online Harms Bill
The bill would require platforms to add safeguards and restrict adult content, as advocates warn enforcement could take years.
- The Liberal government tabled Bill C-34 in Ottawa on Wednesday, forcing social media Platforms to block children under 16 from adult content unless they implement sufficient safeguards.
- To protect Canadians' privacy and mental health, The Government introduced this legislation, acting on parental demands for meaningful accountability regarding online harms affecting Young people.
- UNICEF Canada head Sevaun Palvetzian praised the shift in responsibility to social media companies, while Canadian Constitution Foundation interim head Christine Van Geyn asserted the bill establishes Canada as a global leader in digital safety.
- Platforms facing regulatory scrutiny may err on the side of taking content down, University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist warned, adding that Young people's online engagement is an unregulated clinical trial.
- Implementation will take years, warned Charlotte Moore Hepburn of the Child Health Policy Accelerator at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, as the bill leaves significant details to the future Digital Safety Commission.
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QuickQuotes: How advocates, lawyers and others feel about Canada’s online harms bill
OTTAWA - The Liberal government tabled new online safety legislation Wednesday that would force social media platforms to block access for kids under 16 — unless those platforms put in
·Toronto, Canada
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QuickQuotes: How advocates, lawyers and others feel about Canada's online harms bill
OTTAWA - The Liberal government tabled new online safety legislation Wednesday that would force social media platforms to block access for kids under 16 — unless those platforms put in place sufficient safeguards — and bar children from accessing adult content.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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'Kids are dying': Miller says online harms legislation a government priority
On Tuesday, Culture Minister Marc Miller said he couldn't comment on the government's online harms bill before the legislation is tabled in the House of Commons, but added, 'I think it's obvious why it's a priority, kids are dying.'
·Canada
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