Canada Proposes Law to Ban Social Media for Under-16s

Ottawa. Canada has proposed a new law to ban children and adolescents under 16 years of age from using social media. This proposal is inspired by a similar law implemented by Australia last year.

However, there is one significant difference. Although a complete ban will be imposed as in Australia's law, under Canada's proposed law, tech companies can get an exemption from the ban if they can prove that they have adopted effective policies and security measures to reduce harm to minor users.