Experts urge Ottawa to target addictive social media features in planned under-16 ban
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Marie Woolf
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Summary
Tech experts and psychologists are urging Ottawa to focus on addictive social media features (like infinite scroll and auto-playing videos) in its planned under-16 social media ban. The federal government is set to introduce a bill that would ban under-16s from social media, but with exemptions for platforms that meet safety standards. A digital regulator would be established to set those standards.
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· 3 pulledAddictive features of social media, including infinite scroll and auto-playing videos, should be the focus of measures to reduce harms for teens in Ottawa's forthcoming digital safety bill
The federal government is planning Wednesday to introduce a social-media ban for under-16s, but with exemptions allowing platforms that meet safety standards to retain teens as users
A digital regulator established by the bill would set standards
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