NDP, Conservatives still mulling stance on online harms bill, social media age cap
The bill would also create a digital regulator and impose new duties on AI chatbot companies, with penalties reaching $10 million or 3% of global revenue.
- On Wednesday, Culture Minister Marc Miller introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, which bars users under 16 from social media platforms and establishes a new digital regulator for online harms.
- The Conservatives and the NDP remain undecided, with each party carefully examining whether the bill adequately protects children while safeguarding privacy and addressing root causes of online harms.
- New Democratic Party Leader Avi Lewis warned the legislation could facilitate "yet another massive data grab for Big Tech," questioning whether it addresses misinformation and sexual exploitation.
- Hamilton resident Ainara Alleyne and her father, Shani, argued an outright ban could silence youth voices, with Shani saying "the heavy lifting should be the companies" responsible for predatory algorithms.
- Violations could trigger penalties of $10 million or three per cent of global revenue, as the bill requires platforms to quickly remove content sexually victimizing children or re-victimizing survivors.
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Protect young people from social media harms 'without silencing them,' says Hamilton teen
A teen content creator who has spent years promoting books to kids online says the Canadian government should focus on how to better protect young people from the harms of social media, before imposing an outright ban.
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NDP, Conservatives still mulling stance on online harms bill, social media age cap
OTTAWA - The Conservatives and the NDP aren’t offering opinions yet on the online harms bill introduced by the federal Liberal government Wednesday.
Taking Stock of Bill C-34: Five Things to Know About the Government's Plan for a Kids' Social Media Ban, Mandated Age Verification, and AI Chatbot Rules | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey - National Cyber Security Consulting
This past week in digital policy was dominated by Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, which includes platform regulation, an under-16 social media ban backed by mandated age verification, a new AI chatbot regulatory regime, and the creation of a powerful Digital Safety Commission. I have posted daily on the bill, including my initial […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed! The post Taking Stock of Bill C-34: Five Things to Know About th…
Canadian government moves to shield youth from social media harms
In a significant step to safeguard young people from the documented dangers of social media, the Canadian government has introduced legislation that would prohibit children under 16 from creating accounts on major social media platforms.The proposed Safe Social Media Act, introduced in the House of Commons on Wednesday by Culture Minister Marc Miller, would ban children under the age of 16 from creating social media accounts on Instagram, TikTok…
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