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Canada Plans to Ban Social Media Accounts for Under-16s, With Some Exceptions
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Ynet · Jun 11, 2026
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What happened
Canada plans to ban children under 16 from opening social media accounts under a new Safe Social Media Act, with exceptions for companies that can show they are minimizing harm to minors. The bill also seeks to regulate AI chatbots and harmful online content, but it has already drawn criticism over free speech concerns.
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