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Marc Miller
PoliticianLeft
Marc Miller is the Canadian Minister of Culture proposing a social media ban for minors.
Notable Quotes
"Suffice to say, we will take all reasonable measures to make sure kids are safe in this country."View Story →
"We have seen the very serious consequences that online harms can have...The safety of children cannot be an afterthought."View Story →
"We have seen the very serious consequences that online harms can have. As technologies evolve, we must ensure our laws keep pace, because parents cannot face these challenges alone. The safety of children cannot be an afterthought. This legislation will introduce stronger responsibilities for online platforms to ensure their services are safe by design and include appropriate measures to keep children safe."View Story →
"It’s obvious why it’s a priority. Kids are dying."View Story →
"We are failing our children. Enough is enough."View Story →
"Social media platforms and AI chatbots are designed to capture attention. They do not support healthy childhood development and have become a source of anxiety, isolation, depression and a range of other mental health challenges for many young Canadians."View Story →
"Chatbots are not as well-studied as the harm caused by social media platforms."View Story →
"We need to balance privacy concerns with efforts to regulate social media and AI chatbot use."View Story →
"The company made an egregious human error."View Story →
"We need to balance privacy concerns with efforts to regulate social media and AI chatbot use."View Story →
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Canada's move to rein in AI chatbots, spurred by school shooting, faces doubts over loopholes - Reuters
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June 12, 2026Canada proposes teen social media ban - with workaround for tech firms
The bill includes sweeping measures to curtail "harmful content" online and would create a regulator.
June 10, 2026Canada introduces legislation to ban social media for children under 16, regulate AI chatbots - Reuters
Canada introduces legislation to ban social media for children under 16, regulate AI chatbots Reuters
June 10, 2026OpenAI vows safety policy changes after Tumbler Ridge shooting
The tech firm has been criticised for not reporting the suspect's ChatGPT account to police despite it being flagged internally due to concerns over content.
February 27, 2026