Canada introduces bill to ban social media for children under 16
Key takeaways
- The bill also aims to make AI chatbots safer by establishing a digital regulator to set safety standards.
- The bill, unveiled on Wednesday, also aims to make artificial intelligence chatbots safer by establishing a digital regulator to set safety standards, a government official said.
- Australia became the first country to ban social media for children under 16 in December.
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The bill also aims to make AI chatbots safer by establishing a digital regulator to set safety standards.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Canada's social media safety bill wants platforms to remove certain content within 24 hours of it being flagged [Hollie Adams/Illustration/Reuters]By Reuters Published On 10 Jun 202610 Jun 2026The Canadian government has introduced a new digital safety bill that would ban social media for children under 16, with exemptions for platforms that meet certain safety standards, months after Australia enacted the world’s first social media ban for children.
The bill, unveiled on Wednesday, also aims to make artificial intelligence chatbots safer by establishing a digital regulator to set safety standards, a government official said.