Bree McEwan in the CBC News

McEwan weighs in on Australian legislation banning social media use under the age of 16.
CBC headline: Australia is banning social media for those under 16. Is it a solution for Canada?

The ICCIT's Bree McEwan was interviewed by CBC News about Australia's new law banning social media for those under 16. "We can['t] just point the finger at technology and say … 'We're just going to fix it by banning it,' " she said, "It requires funding health services, mental health, education — and maybe that's not as flashy as banning TikTok."

Read the full story here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/aus-u16-socialmedia-ban-reax-1.7396324

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