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Bill C-34, the so-called "Safe Social Media Act”, brings platform accountability through a 'duty of care for harms their systems encourage' – and a social media ban for teenagers enforced by privacy-invasive age verification for every Canadian. We connected with content creators to spread the word about what this legislation gets right and wrong, and ask their audiences to speak up to fix the bill. Read full article

Lookalike websites, fake delivery texts, and phishing links are getting harder to spot, and “just don’t click suspicious URLs” is no longer good enough advice. One wrong click can put your money, identity, and your family at risk. OpenMedia explains how Protective DNS, like CIRA Canadian Shield, blocks known cyber threats before they reach you. Read full article

Isabella Wen, a University of Toronto student and content creator, examines youth perspectives on Bill C-34's age restrictions for social media. As an OpenMedia Youth Ambassador, they argue the bill inadequately protects young people since Australia's similar law showed minimal usage reduction while profit-driven algorithms persist. Wen emphasizes: "Before we decide who can enter, we should ask what we are requiring platforms to become." Read full article