Commentary
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has joined a growing list of provincial leaders in Canada who want an age limit on access to social media.
It’s a popular stance for politicians to take, particularly in the wake of the recent verdict delivered by a California jury in favour of a woman who had sued Alphabet and Meta for an addiction she developed in her teen years to YouTube and Instagram. She won US$6 million in damages in a case widely viewed as kicking the door open for thousands of similar claims. Snapchat and TikTok were also named in the suit, but settled out of court….