Canada's conflicting social media bills: Protecting kids online while demanding more user data

The article discusses the contradiction in Canada's recent legislative approach to social media and privacy. The government introduced a bill to ban children under 16 from social media, which would require platforms to collect more personal data (including photo IDs) to verify ages — undermining privacy. Simultaneously, another bill was tabled to tighten data collection and protection. The author, Danny O'Brien, draws parallels to Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) rollout, arguing that well-intentioned privacy regulations often create unintended consequences and paradoxes in the media and advertising sectors.