Canada Bans Social Media for Under-16s and Expands AI Safety Rules
TL;DR
Canada unveiled the Safe Social Media Act, which would bar anyone under 16 from having a social media account and require platforms to design safer products for children, remove deepfakes and sexually exploitative content, add AI-content labeling, reporting and blocking tools, and implement emergency crisis measures. AI chatbots would not be age-gated, but platforms would be expected to mitigate harmful chatbot content. The Digital Safety Commission of Canada would enforce the rules and can grant exemptions if platforms show sufficient safeguards.
- Canada Announces Bill Banning Social Media For Anyone Under 16 Engadget
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- Canada's move to rein in AI chatbots, spurred by school shooting, faces doubts over loopholes Reuters
- Canada is the latest to try limiting kids' social media exposure — but new bill gives platforms room to change CBC
- Canada’s teen social media ban comes with a Big Tech off-ramp Politico
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