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Most Canadians want social media, AI chatbot ban for kids under 16, poll indicates
More than two-thirds of Canadians support banning access to social media and AI chatbots for children under 16, a new poll indicates. Seventy per cent of respondents to the Leger poll said they suppor...
May 07, 2026 Chat GPT app icon is seen on a smartphone screen, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
VIDEO: Sask. parents to be asked for their opinions on social media bans this spring
The Government of Saskatchewan is sending survey postcards to households around the province as it works to gauge public interest and opinion on a potential ban on social media for kids 16 and under. ...
May 05, 2026 Premier Scott Moe says there’s a lot of nuance to the conversation around limits to social media for kids, but he said a new survey being sent out this week has boiled it down to three questions for the public. Apr. 5, 2026 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Child advocates to rally for online harms bill covering AI chatbots, gaming
Children's advocates will hold a rally and press conference on Parliament Hill Monday to call for online harms legislation that covers AI chatbots and video games. "Just in recent months, we've seen t...
Apr 27, 2026 Maura Munthe plays Roblox on her mobile phone at her house in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Online harms bill should cover AI chatbots, say some on Ottawa's advisory group
Some of the experts Ottawa has tasked with giving it direction on the upcoming online harms bill say the legislation should cover AI chatbots, while opinion on the idea of age restrictions for access ...
Apr 20, 2026 Culture Minister Marc Miller rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Ottawa 'very seriously' considering social media ban for kids, minister says
Culture Minister Marc Miller says the government is "very seriously" considering introducing a social media ban for kids. At the Liberal convention in Montreal on Saturday, members passed a non-bindin...
Apr 15, 2026 Culture Minister Marc Miller speaks during a panel at the Liberal Party of Canada convention in Montreal on Friday, April 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Liberal party wants to ban kids under 16 from social media
MONTREAL - Federal Liberals voted in favour of setting 16 as the age of majority for Canadians to be able to use social media accounts. Party grassroots passed a non-binding resolution Saturday mornin...
Apr 11, 2026 Delegates attend the Liberal Party of Canada convention in Montreal, Friday, April 10, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes)
Sarah Mills: A social media ban for kids under 16 is worthy of debate
It has been adopted in Australia, and now the Saskatchewan government wants to hear views on whether kids should be allowed to use social media. Sarah Mills says it's worth having the conversation. Th...
Mar 31, 2026
Sask. government will poll public on social media ban for minors, Scott Moe says
Saskatchewan's premier says the provincial government will poll the public about potentially banning minors from using social media sites. In a post on X - formerly Twitter - Premier Scott Moe shared ...
Mar 30, 2026 “Canada should be considering options to limit social media use by minors," Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said in a statement shared to his own social media on Monday morning. (Mactrunk / Depositphotos.com)
Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services, awarding th...
Mar 25, 2026 Julianna Arnold, left, mother and advocate for online child safety after her 17-year-old daughter, Coco, died in 2022 from fentanyl poisoning following a social media encounter, hugs Mandi Furniss, parent of LJ, 18, from East Texas before they enter court for closing arguments in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles Thursday, March. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Liberals to debate age restrictions on social media, AI chatbots
Age restrictions on using social media accounts and AI chatbots are among the topics up for debate when Liberal party grassroots gather next month for their national convention. Party rank-and-file ar...
Mar 24, 2026 A photographer walks through the room ahead of the Liberal leadership announcement, Sunday, March 9, 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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