As amusing as former “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley’s public tantrum was after his firing from CBS News, it’s impossible to know whether the network’s editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, will succeed in her mission to remake and revive the once-respected media colossus. Even less clear is whether she could help CNN, which rumour has it she…
Legal experts say Canada’s proposed social media ban for kids leaves many questions unanswered — including whether it would violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Last week, the federal government tabled Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, which would force social media platforms to restrict accounts for children under 16 unless the platforms…
We share a 3,000-kilometre maritime border (between Greenland and Canada), which has not been without controversy, but it has always been based on good humour and friendship. From 1973 to 2022, we “fought” over Hans Island, which is located between Ellesmere Island and Greenland and measures just 1.3 square kilometres. We were, however, able to…
Shuv Majumdar, a Conservative MP for the riding of Calgary Heritage, remarked on social media: “So after he’s done this ‘major project,’ someone will have to go back and dig up the tree, remove the plastic pot, then do it right the next time. That tracks.”
Listen to this article Estimated 6 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canadian high schoolers have mixed feelings about the Safe Social Media Act (Bill C-34), introduced Wednesday by the federal government. Key…
The social media ban for children under 16 that’s part of the federal government’s new online harms bill will likely narrow over time, experts note, with exemptions available for companies that meet yet-to-be-defined safeguards. Government officials are aiming to use the ban as a “carrot and stick” incentive for platforms to improve their designs and…
The Carney government has now officially tabled Bill C-34, also known as the Safe Social Media Act. Among other things, the bill creates a “duty to act responsibly” on social media companies, and a “duty to protect children,” including a new ban on social media for children under 16 (with some exception). In this interview…
Miller, who this week tabled Bill C-34, otherwise known as “Safe Social Media Act,” said he sees the proposed ban as a “protective layer” that responds both to what science warns has been the impact of younger children spending time online and to the concern of parents, although he acknowledges such a measure is not…
A teen content creator who has spent years promoting books to kids online says the Canadian government should focus on how to better protect young people from the harms of social media, before imposing an outright ban. “Social media can be a powerful place for youth voice, literacy, representation, activism, and community,” 17-year-old Hamilton resident…
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. B.C.’s attorney general says the federal government’s new online safety legislation can’t come soon enough, even as it falls short of…