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Most Canadians Support Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16: Poll
An Angus Reid poll finds 75% of Canadians favor banning social media accounts for under-16s amid concerns about addiction and mental-health risks.
- On March 30, a new Angus Reid survey showed three-quarters of more than 4,000 Canadians support a ban on social media for youth under 16, mirroring restrictions recently implemented in Australia.
- With 94 per cent of respondents worried about negative mental-health impacts, addiction, online predators, and excessive screen time ranked among the top concerns driving support for restrictions.
- Last week, a California jury ordered Meta and YouTube to pay millions in damages after finding the platforms were designed to be addictive, reinforcing public concerns about social media harms.
- Social media age restrictions appear on the agenda for the Liberals' national convention next month, with proposals shifting the onus to tech platforms to prevent underage users from having accounts.
- Many respondents believe parents, not government, should regulate teen social media use despite supporting a ban, a finding the pollster called a "curious juxtaposition" in the current policy debate.
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Most Canadians support social media ban for kids under 16: poll
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Should Canada ban youth from social media? 75% say yes in new poll
Since Australia became the first country to ban social media for kids under 16 years old in November 2024, it appears that Canadians say they would support a similar law here. An Angus Reid Institute poll released Monday has found that “banning those under 16 from platforms would be well received by the vast majority of Canadians,” with three-quarters (75 per cent) say they support a “full ban on social media use for anyone under the age of 16.”…
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