B.C. places online harms bill on hold after agreement with social media companies [Video]

British Columbia has placed its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement with social media companies to “sit down in good faith” to find solutions on keeping people safer online.

Premier David Eby said the proposed legislation remains, and the province will reactivate it into law if necessary.

“The agreement that we’ve struck with these companies is that we’re going to move quickly and effectively, and that we need meaningful results before the end of the term of this government, so that if it’s necessary for us to bring the bill back then we will,” Eby said Tuesday, after making an announcement on a milk production plant in Abbotsford, B.C.

His comments came after a joint statement was released from the premier and the firms Meta, TikTok, X and Snap that says they will form an online safety action table, where they’ll discuss “tangible steps” toward protecting …