‘What happens in the meantime?’ Critics question long road for Liberals’ ‘soft ban’ on social media for kids

'We are catching up for five to 10 years of delay and that is unfortunate, but we're acting now, and I think that is the important takeaway,’ Culture Minister Marc Miller told reporters when unveiling the Safe Social Media Act.
Secretary of State for Children and Youth Anna Gainey, left, Culture Minister Marc Miller, centre, and Rachel Bendayan, parliamentary secretary to the prime minister, hold a June 10 press conference on the Safe Social Media Act.

The Carney government has unveiled its long-awaited legislation to regulate online harms and restrict children from harmful content, but experts say a long runway to implementation means today’s youth still may have “years to go with the status quo," five years after the...

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