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Canada allows minors into drug consumption sites, but would ban access to social media

Canadian 15-year-olds could soon face a regime disallowing Facebook use, while facing no barriers to injecting fentanyl at a government-run facility

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If the Liberals’ proposed digital safety bill passes as written, Canada would enter a unique legal environment in which its minors would be barred from accessing social media, but would still be able to inject illicit drugs at a government-run safe consumption site.

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This week, the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to table legislation Wednesday that would ban social media for Canadians younger than 16. Similar age controls were also promised for AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini.

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“I think it’s obvious why it’s a priority. Kids are dying,” Marc Miller, the minister of identity, told reporters on Tuesday.

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