Canada introduced legislation to ban social media accounts for children under 16. The legislation was announced by Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller on June 10, 2026. The legislation includes measures to regulate AI chatbot services, according to sources from China, Qatar, and Western outlets. However, one account states that the federal government’s online harms legislation would require social media companies to restrict children under 16 from their platforms but will not force AI chatbot platforms to do the same. According to gdelt, the legislation is named the Safe Social Media Act, Bill C-34, and was introduced in Ottawa on June 10, 2026. According to gdelt, the legislation includes measures to reduce children’s exposure to certain content and high-risk interactions, and a legislative and regulatory framework for user-uploaded livestreaming and adult content services. According to globalnews.ca, the legislation includes requirements for age-appropriate design features such as content warning labels, safe search settings, and measures to reduce addictive behaviours like endless scrolling. According to globalnews.ca, the legislation includes a 'duty to act responsibly' for AI companies to mitigate the risk of harmful content and behaviour, and crisis intervention protocols for AI chatbots when a user expresses a desire to commit violence or self-harm. According to globalnews.ca, the legislation includes a requirement for social media platforms to label bot-driven harmful content and deepfakes. According to scmp, the legislation includes a requirement for AI chatbots to limit production of harmful content.