{"id":1535,"date":"2026-06-11T19:08:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1535"},"modified":"2026-06-11T19:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:08:34","slug":"canada-eyes-new-social-media-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1535","title":{"rendered":"Canada eyes new social media restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>KEY POINTS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Proposed legislation aims to protect youth, banning social media for children under 16.<\/li>\n<li>Age verification responsibilities remain unknown, raising concerns about user privacy and security.<\/li>\n<li>Companies that don\u2019t comply could face penalties that reach 3% of global revenue or up to 10 million Canadian dollars.<\/li>\n<li>Legislation suggests creating a Digital Safety Commission for enhanced compliance and victim support.<\/li>\n<li>Other countries are initiating similar measures to restrict minors\u2019 access to social media.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Canadian government joined a host of countries proposing new legislation to protect children from social media. The proposed legislation, introduced Wednesday, would ban children under 16 from social media platforms, including sites like Snapchat and Instagram, at least temporarily.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1533\">High school baseball: Deseret News 2026 2A All-State team<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Safe Social Media Act still requires parliamentary approval but would allow most social media platforms to attain exemptions if they meet requirements that have not been determined yet. Those requirements would be created following the passage of the bill. <\/p>\n<p>Platforms like adult pornography sites cannot seek exemptions, and the age limit ban would not apply to artificial intelligence chatbots or game platforms like Roblox. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore and more kids are suffering from anxiety, depression, self-harm and exploitation,\u201d Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a social media post Wednesday. \u201cTo keep our kids safe, we have to ensure that our laws keep up with technology.\u201d <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Today, our government introduced new legislation to protect our kids online. Canada&#8217;s Safe Social Media Act will hold social media and AI platforms accountable, make them safer, and restrict access to social media for children under 16.<\/p>\n<p>More and more kids are suffering from\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) June 10, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Marc Miller, the Canadian culture minister, told reporters the law would likely apply to companies including Meta Platforms and Snapchat, though they aren\u2019t explicitly named in the proposal. Companies that fail to comply would face penalties of up to 3% of their global revenue or 10 million Canadian dollars (roughly $7 million), whichever is greater, according to The Wall Street Journal. <\/p>\n<p>Government officials said young people would be allowed on online platforms that meet safety standards, which will be defined by the regulator, The Wall Street Journal reported. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safety of children can\u2019t be an afterthought,\u201d Miller said. \u201cWe need basic protection in place so every child in this country can be safe on platforms they use every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe need basic protection in place so every child in this country can be safe on platforms they use every day,\u201d says Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller as he outlines proposed social media &amp; chatbot safety requirements in the govt\u2019s digital safety bill.#cdnpoli pic.twitter.com\/rAVrGkkvQc<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CPAC (@CPAC_TV) June 10, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, the law does not specify how social media companies must verify a user\u2019s age. Right now, that decision would be left up to the regulator, according to The Wall Street Journal. <\/p>\n<h3>Should social media companies or app stores verify a user\u2019s age? <\/h3>\n<p>The opportunity for companies to introduce their own age verification processes is raising concerns for Meta. <\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Meta said the company was looking into the details of the proposed bill, according to the Financial Post. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1502\">Inflation passes 4% for first time in three years<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the spokesperson noted that any regulations should apply equally across all apps teens use and expressed concern that leaving the age verification up to individual platforms could impact the privacy and security of users and the effectiveness of age requirements, advocating for the age verification to be conducted at the app store or operating system level, according to the Financial Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSocial media bans are counterproductive, but we are encouraged that the government appears to recognize\u201d online safeguards can be provided to teens, the statement continued. <\/p>\n<p>The Canadian bill would also require AI companies to find ways to direct users who threaten to harm themselves or others to appropriate resources, though they wouldn\u2019t be required to report the behavior to law enforcement, according to the Canadian government. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Related<\/div>\n<div>Opinion: We\u2019ve agreed that social media is dangerous to children, but what about AI companions?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Miller added that age limits would not apply to chatbots because the risks they pose to young people are not as well studied as the harms of social media, according to The Wall Street Journal. <\/p>\n<p>If passed, the proposed legislation would create \u201can independent Digital Safety Commission to enforce regulations, ensure compliance, make online services safer for children and support victims of online harms,\u201d according to Canada\u2019s government website.<\/p>\n<p>In the U.S., the Children\u2019s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, prohibits companies from collecting personal data from children under 13 without parental consent. Several U.S. states have introduced laws requiring parental approval for minors\u2019 social media use, though they face legal challenges on free speech grounds, according to Fox News. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Related<\/div>\n<div>Apple launches new features to improve digital safety for children<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Global restrictions on social media<\/h3>\n<p>Canada joins a growing list of nations implementing or considering government restrictions on social media use for minors.<\/p>\n<p>Australia was the first country to pass such legislation, banning social media for youth under 16 in December 2025. The ban includes platforms like TikTok, Alphabet\u2019s YouTube and Meta\u2019s Instagram and Facebook, according to Reuters. <\/p>\n<p>Other countries like the United Kingdom, China, Denmark, France, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey have also begun or implemented their own restrictions on tech and social media for minors. <\/p>\n<p>Tech industry restrictions from social media platforms including TikTok, Facebook and Snapchat say people need to be at least 13 to sign up, according to Reuters. <\/p>\n<p>While many governments are making efforts, they have faced opposition from tech companies and civil society groups that say identity verification steps amount to surveillance and introduce risks that personal data could be hacked, according to The New York Times. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1500\">High school baseball: Deseret News 2026 4A All-State team<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada to create a Digital Safety Commission to enforce regulations for children\u2019s online safety, plus other countries that have regulations for minors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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