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Every Government Is Banning Children from Social Media. None of Them Know If It Works.
The UK has now passed mandatory social media restrictions for under-16s. Canada, California, and Sri Lanka are following. The policy is running ahead of the evidence.
Australia's Teen Social Media Ban Is Five Months Old. 61% of Affected Kids Still Have Accounts.
Meta's AI enforcement tools are a compliance performance, not a solution. The gap between the ban's ambition and its mechanics is now evidence.
Canada's Sovereign Debt Fund
Mark Carney announced a sovereign wealth fund this week. Norway built its fund from oil surpluses. Canada plans to build its fund from borrowed money. Those are not the same thing.
Governments Are Banning Teens From Social Media. The Evidence Says It Won't Work.
Australia's under-16 ban, Canada's Liberal resolution, Missouri's new law, Indonesia's crackdown. A global wave of social media age restrictions is building. Every expert says enforcement will fail.
Canada Wants to Label AI Content. The Problem Is Everything Is AI Content Now.
A House of Commons committee wants mandatory labels on AI-generated material. The recommendation is reasonable. The implementation problem is that the boundary between AI-assisted and AI-generated has already dissolved.
Five Countries, One Law They Cannot Write
Canada, Australia, the EU, and multiple US states are all trying to ban social media for minors. None of them know how to enforce it.
The EU Just Built the Infrastructure to Ban Children from Social Media. The Harder Question Is Who Decides What a Child Is.
Von der Leyen announced an EU age verification app today. Canada is going further and applying the same logic to AI chatbots. The technology exists. The politics are just beginning.
The Under-16 Consensus
The US House, Canada's Liberal Party, Australia's eSafety regulator, and Massachusetts have all moved this week to restrict or ban children's social media use. The policy idea has gone global. The implementation gap is enormous.