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Rob Shaw: B.C. supports social media ban for children, urges Ottawa to act

Summary by Chek News
B.C.’s attorney general is throwing her support behind a ban on social media for children, saying the addictive qualities of some algorithms and platforms are harming youth. Niki Sharma said she emerged from recent meetings in Ottawa encouraged that federal ministers will act on the issue, given a growing body of evidence of mental health harms, depression and addiction facing young people. British Columbia lacks the power alone to regulate larg…
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Chek news broke the news in Victoria, Canada on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
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