Australia social media ban: Quebec eyes similar law [Video]

Australia is setting the precedent, banning social media for children under 16.

The Australian Senate passed the ban on Thursday, which is set to become a world-first law.

It could become a model for other jurisdictions, such as Quebec, which is strongly considering following suit.

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The provincial government decided last spring to study the possibility of setting a minimum age for social media accounts to combat the mental health impacts of social media use among young people. It has seen its fair share of pushback.

“Social media is not, by definition, 100 per cent negative,” said technology analyst Carmi Levy. “There are valid reasons for kids to be using them.”

He adds it’s healthy for the province to be discussing this, but doesn’t think it’s a realistic possibility.

“It has been the domain of federal …