Canadian premier wants to ban social media and AI chatbots for kids in Manitoba

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Manitoba could be the first province in Canada to establish a social media ban for kids, but the proposal's details aren't very clear yet. The province's premier, Wab Kinew, announced during a fundraiser event on Saturday and on X that Manitoba would put in place a ban for social media and AI chatbots for its youth.

"They're doing these very awful things to kids all in the name of a few likes, all in the name of more engagement, and all in the name of money," Kinew said at the event. "Our kids will never be for sale and their attention and their childhoods should never be profited from."

Kinew didn't elaborate on the ban's crucial details, like the specific age restriction, when it will be ...

Source: https://www.engadget.com/social-media/canadian-premier-wants-to-ban-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-for-kids-in-manitoba-182120933.html?src=rss

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