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Canada seeks to ban social media accounts for under-16s
Gulf News
|June 12, 2026
Country joins global effort to tighten safety protections
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Canada introduced legislation on Wednesday that could bar children younger than 16 from having social media accounts unless the companies show they can make their platforms safe.
This story is from the June 12, 2026 edition of Gulf News.
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