US EditionLiberals set to debate age restrictions for social media
Proponents say the measures would protect children and teens, and a recent Angus Reid Institute poll found 75% of Canadians back a full ban under 16.
- On Saturday, Liberal grassroots delegates in Montreal will vote on resolutions requiring social media platforms to restrict access to Canadians aged 16 and older and limit under-16 access to AI chatbots.
- Calls to restrict addictive technologies follow international precedents like Australia's underage account fines and a Los Angeles lawsuit against Meta and YouTube for platform design targeting youth.
- Seventy-Five per cent of Canadians support an age ban, though McGill University professor Taylor Owen argues, "It's punishing the kids for something that's our fault" rather than regulating design flaws.
- Although convention resolutions remain non-binding, Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated age-of-majority discussions form part of the government's ongoing work to develop new online-harms legislation.
- Delegates are voting on 24 policy pitches including electoral reform, as the Liberal Party shifts focus toward Monday's byelections that could determine the government's majority.
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Liberal party adopts motion to restrict kids from social media
Federal Liberals have agreed to set 16 as the age of majority for Canadians to be able to use social media accounts. Party grassroots passed a non-binding resolution Saturday morning for the restriction and to place the onus on social media companies to enforce it. Quebec MP Rachel Bendayan says pro...
Liberal Party of Canada (LCP) members will need to consider whether to prohibit children and young adolescents from accessing accounts on social media, such as TikTok, Instagram, Reddit and YouTube.
Social media age limits to be debated at Liberal convention
Liberal party members will soon grapple with the question of whether children and young teens should be barred from accessing social media accounts for platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Reddit and YouTube. The policy resolution is expected to hit the floor at the Liberal party policy convention in Montreal for debate and a vote on Saturday. Jonathan Nuss, the head of the Outremont Liberal riding association, is one of the main proponents of a…
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