Mother of B.C. cyberbullying victim Amanda Todd welcomes federal online safety bill
The bill would bar accounts for users under 16 and create a digital safety commissioner, though key enforcement details remain unsettled.
- Carol Todd, mother of the late Amanda Todd who died by suicide in 2012 after years of cyberbullying, welcomes a new federal online safety bill as an important step toward protecting youth.
- The legislation would force social media companies to block access for children under 16, though platforms can get an exemption if they put appropriate safeguards in place.
- B.C.'s Attorney General Niki Sharma said the bill addresses many concerns by introducing age restrictions for social media and regulating AI chatbot companies, but lacks requirements for AI companies to report violent content to police.
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Mother of B.C. cyberbullying victim Amanda Todd welcomes federal online safety bill
The mother of a British Columbia teen who died by suicide after being relentlessly tormented by a cyberbully says proposed federal legislation tackling online safety would have helped her daughter and will help save lives.
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