Don’t Age Gate Youth In Canada, Instead Regulate and Legislate Big Tech Design A proposed age restriction on youth social media use is gaining traction in Canada, but the full story is more complex than the headlines suggest. While many support limits, fewer agree on government ...

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Social Media, Youth, Teens, Bans, & Age Gating: Are We Solving the Right Problem? Governments are racing to set age limits for social media, but the numbers don’t agree and the research doesn’t point to a clear “safe” age. Are we solving the right problem? Evidence and recent court...

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When Courts & Verdicts Focus on Social Media Design, Shouldn’t Legislation Do the Same? A Message For Canadian Parents, Caregivers, & Legislators Courts are starting to zero in on what really matters in youth online safety, not just access, but design. Recent social media verdicts highlight that the issue isn’t teens using platforms, it’s how t...

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Thirty Years in Policing Taught Me This: Legislation and Laws Alone Don’t Change Behaviour After 30 years in policing, I learned a hard truth: you cannot legislate maturity. When it comes to youth, technology, and social media, bans and prohibitions may feel decisive, but they rarely addres...

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The “Doing Something Is Better Than Doing Nothing” Trap in Technology and Social Media Legislation When governments face pressure to protect kids online, age bans can feel like a clear win. History suggests otherwise. Just as “light” cigarettes delayed real tobacco reform, age-gating social media r...

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From One Extreme to the Other in the Name of Protecting Kids Online - What The Heck! Calls to protect kids online are swinging between two extremes. Blanket age gates that ignore platform design and new laws that legally burden parents while leaving Big Tech untouched. This article ex...

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When Governments Gain Influence Over Online Platforms, Parents Should Pay Attention Parents are right to call for stronger rules to hold big tech accountable. We agree. However, when government oversight happens without transparency, new risks emerge. As governments gain influence ov...

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If This Were Any Other Product, We Would Demand Better: Why Age-Gating Does Little To Hold Big Tech Accountable Age-gating social media feels decisive, but it targets access while ignoring design. In a world of social AI where interaction is embedded everywhere, bans become a game of whack-a-mole. This article ...

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When Access Equals Opportunity: Why Blanket Age Limits Miss the Full Picture Calls to ban youth under 16 from social media are driven by real concern, but age alone is a blunt policy tool. After working with over 680,000 Canadian teens, we see a reality missing from the debate...

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We’re Regulating Yesterday’s Social Media, While AI Social Platforms Rewrite the Rules Debates about youth and social media are stuck on age limits and bans, while the real risk is quietly evolving. This article argues that regulating who can access platforms misses how those platforms ...

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Legislation Has Its Place, However, Parenting Still Comes First. Legislation can reduce risk, but it cannot raise a child. As governments rush to regulate social media and technology, many parents are being led to believe the right law will keep kids safe online. I...

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Push to Keep Kids Off Social Media Fades in Texas Legislature Texas Social Media Ban for Minors Stalls as Legislative Deadline Nears Austin, TX — A high-profile effort to ban social

Texas Social Media Ban for Minors Faces Last-Minute Setback

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Social media doing harm to youngsters, calling time on it: Australian PM Albanese - Yes Punjab News Australia's National Cabinet on Friday agreed to the government's proposed social media legislation - the first of its kind in the world - that sets a minimum age of 16 to access social media in the c...

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