Post #3241859

“By focusing legislative attention on who is permitted to use social media rather than on how the platforms operate, an age-based ban lets legislators and the companies off the hook from more effective broad-based regulation.. Rejecting a ban does not mean rejecting regulation. Rather, it places the emphasis on the need to regulate the platforms, not the user.. government can impose requirements on how platforms are designed and create liability for failure to meet them without locking anyone out” ie. regulate the villain not the victim Meanwhile adults will entrust their identity and privacy with corporations who’ve proven they are untrustworthy, or we will entrust the untrustworthy to measure access? This is nothing more than political performance. Solving the problem will take much more than a petty performance. #cdnpoli https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-a-kids-social-media-ban-but-were-rightly-afraid-to-ask-a-faq-on-age-verification-and-mandated-id-for-everyone/