Ontario tribunal restores social assistance to stateless senior facing deportation
A stateless man who was ordered deported a year ago is still in Canada and has won back the income support Ontario had cut. Read More
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Is Canada’s teen social media ban constitutional? It’s complicated
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…
Did Mark Carney plant a tree in a pot? How social media got it wrong
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.”
‘We feel alone often’: Israeli entrepreneur-activist tells Canadian Jews their social feeds aren’t real life
Jews often feel alone in these times of rising hate, an Israeli-American entrepreneur and activist told an Ottawa crowd, but he insisted that “algorithms don’t reflect reality” and it’s imperative to live openly and proudly as Jews. Read More
First pickleball, now padel: Why ‘social’ sports are growing in popularity
Bill Stamile was walking along a beach in Argentina in 1992 when he first saw a young family playing a sport that looked like a combination of tennis, squash and badminton — but wasn’t quite any of the three. “They were playing to keep the ball alive and they were all having fun and it…
Canada vows to restrict social media for kids under 16. Teens say they’ll ‘always find a way’
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…
Canada’s social media ban for kids may narrow. Experts say that’s good – National
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…
Protecting kids or deputizing censors? The risks of Carney’s social media ban
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…
Canada wants Big Tech to come to the table to discuss social media ban
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…
Protect young people from social media harms ‘without silencing them,’ says Hamilton teen content creator
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…
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