Ottawa to ban social media for kids under age 16
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Ottawa to ban social media for kids under age 16
Description
June 8, 2026
As a number of provinces mull the possibility of imposing a social media ban for children, the federal government appears to be taking matters into its own hands. Global News has learned that Ottawa is planning to introduce a national social media ban for kids under the age of 16.
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Ottawa to ban social media for kids under age 1600:36 | June 8, 2026 -
OpenAI claims it solved Navier-Stokes math problem as calls grow for regulation02:21 | 2 hours ago -
Employers, jobseekers using AI increasingly — but what are the pros and cons?02:16 | September 4, 2026 -
Canada’s professional graphic designers push back against ‘AI slop’02:02 | September 1, 2026 -
NASA launches new telescope into orbit02:06 | August 30, 2026 -
Canadian Astronaut Joshua Kutryk on his mission to space, ISS05:45 | August 28, 2026 -
Meta agrees to pay up to $17.1B in social media harm lawsuit01:59 | August 26, 2026 -
Alabama investigating whether OpenAI violated consumer protection laws after Hugging Face hack02:08 | August 25, 2026 -
Humanoids spar, sprint and practice tai chi at the World Robot Games in Beijing00:51 | August 23, 2026 -
MOMENT: Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m world record in World Humanoid Robot Games00:43 | August 22, 2026 -
Volunteer-developed cave radio helps in Alberta cave rescue01:51 | August 21, 2026 -
Canadian-made ice drone expands Arctic exploration01:59 | August 21, 2026 -
AI townhall in Alberta elicits fiery response as province looks to promote data centres02:00 | August 20, 2026 -
Humanoid hype: Chinese robots featured at World Robot Conference leaves US wary01:56 | August 19, 2026 -
Meta, Mark Zuckerberg could pay up to $1.4T USD in damages in landmark lawsuit01:59 | August 18, 2026 -
What’s at stake for Meta in landmark social media addiction trial?01:58 | August 17, 2026 -
Health Matters: Meta to face new social media addiction trial01:55 | August 17, 2026 -
Pediatricians warn of e-scooter dangers after dozens of serious injuries, deaths04:26 | August 15, 2026 -
Anthropic to implement invisible watermarks in its AI-generated content00:40 | August 13, 2026 -
Ford announces new Ontario ‘playbook’ to attract data centre investments03:01 | August 13, 2026 -
Spotify to label AI-generated artists with ‘AI Persona’ tags, avoid promoting them00:31 | August 12, 2026 -
China’s Long March 7A rocket explodes moments after takeoff00:58 | August 11, 2026 -
Meta ordered to pay $567M to address harms to children’s mental health08:50 | August 8, 2026 -
McGuinty announces $20.3M ‘quantum defence hub’ in Calgary05:35 | August 6, 2026 -
SpaceX rocket stranded, drifting in space, crashes into moon and forms new crater01:58 | August 5, 2026 -
Concerns over AI data centres increase in Canada06:10 | August 3, 2026 -
1st Canada-based mathematician to win the Fields Medal is now focused on AI05:32 | July 31, 2026 -
Was Iran behind recent cyberattack on water facilities in Minnesota?01:38 | July 31, 2026 -
Petition aimed to create AI regulations signed by over 1,000 developers02:09 | July 29, 2026 -
Carney says decision to rescind ‘Netflix tax’ was made in the interest of affordability04:53 | July 29, 2026 -
‘Unprecedented’: OpenAI goes rogue, hacks into another AI company during cybersecurity test04:57 | July 27, 2026 -
Florida man sues OpenAI after ChatGPT medical advice put his life at risk02:02 | July 26, 2026
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Ottawa to ban social media for kids under age 1600:36 | June 8, 2026
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OpenAI claims it solved Navier-Stokes math problem as calls grow for regulation02:21 | 2 hours ago
-
Employers, jobseekers using AI increasingly — but what are the pros and cons?02:16 | September 4, 2026
-
Canada’s professional graphic designers push back against ‘AI slop’02:02 | September 1, 2026
-
NASA launches new telescope into orbit02:06 | August 30, 2026
-
Canadian Astronaut Joshua Kutryk on his mission to space, ISS05:45 | August 28, 2026
-
Meta agrees to pay up to $17.1B in social media harm lawsuit01:59 | August 26, 2026
-
Alabama investigating whether OpenAI violated consumer protection laws after Hugging Face hack02:08 | August 25, 2026
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Humanoids spar, sprint and practice tai chi at the World Robot Games in Beijing00:51 | August 23, 2026
-
MOMENT: Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m world record in World Humanoid Robot Games00:43 | August 22, 2026
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Volunteer-developed cave radio helps in Alberta cave rescue01:51 | August 21, 2026
-
Canadian-made ice drone expands Arctic exploration01:59 | August 21, 2026
-
AI townhall in Alberta elicits fiery response as province looks to promote data centres02:00 | August 20, 2026
-
Humanoid hype: Chinese robots featured at World Robot Conference leaves US wary01:56 | August 19, 2026
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Meta, Mark Zuckerberg could pay up to $1.4T USD in damages in landmark lawsuit01:59 | August 18, 2026
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What’s at stake for Meta in landmark social media addiction trial?01:58 | August 17, 2026
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Health Matters: Meta to face new social media addiction trial01:55 | August 17, 2026
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Pediatricians warn of e-scooter dangers after dozens of serious injuries, deaths04:26 | August 15, 2026
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Anthropic to implement invisible watermarks in its AI-generated content00:40 | August 13, 2026
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Ford announces new Ontario ‘playbook’ to attract data centre investments03:01 | August 13, 2026
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Spotify to label AI-generated artists with ‘AI Persona’ tags, avoid promoting them00:31 | August 12, 2026
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China’s Long March 7A rocket explodes moments after takeoff00:58 | August 11, 2026
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Meta ordered to pay $567M to address harms to children’s mental health08:50 | August 8, 2026
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McGuinty announces $20.3M ‘quantum defence hub’ in Calgary05:35 | August 6, 2026
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SpaceX rocket stranded, drifting in space, crashes into moon and forms new crater01:58 | August 5, 2026
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Concerns over AI data centres increase in Canada06:10 | August 3, 2026
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1st Canada-based mathematician to win the Fields Medal is now focused on AI05:32 | July 31, 2026
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Was Iran behind recent cyberattack on water facilities in Minnesota?01:38 | July 31, 2026
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Petition aimed to create AI regulations signed by over 1,000 developers02:09 | July 29, 2026
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Carney says decision to rescind ‘Netflix tax’ was made in the interest of affordability04:53 | July 29, 2026
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‘Unprecedented’: OpenAI goes rogue, hacks into another AI company during cybersecurity test04:57 | July 27, 2026
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Florida man sues OpenAI after ChatGPT medical advice put his life at risk02:02 | July 26, 2026
Ottawa to ban social media for kids under age 16
Description
June 8, 2026
As a number of provinces mull the possibility of imposing a social media ban for children, the federal government appears to be taking matters into its own hands. Global News has learned that Ottawa is planning to introduce a national social media ban for kids under the age of 16.
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