Since Australia enacted a social media ban for kids, a poll has shown Canadians would support similar action here. Global's Jazan Grewal speaks with tech and media analyst Mohit Rajhans about whether or not Canada should impose a youth social media ban, and the challenges that could come with such legislation. “The truth is the damage that’s been done by social media companies up until this point is in the past already,” Rajhans explained. “These are architected addiction systems that have actually done damage for many years, but moving forward, we can’t have the same rules – as there haven’t been rules.”   A social media ban for young people under the age of 16 took effect in Australia in December. As of last week, the Australian eSafety Commission revealed a survey in which more than two-thirds of Australian parents reported their children were still on platforms included on the ban list.

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