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⚡️🇨🇦 NEW - Manitoba just became the first province in Canada to ban social media and AI chatbots for anyone 16 and under.
Premier Wab Kinew announced the plan at a fundraiser, calling out how these platforms are engineered to hijack kids’ brains and reward systems.
He says they’re driving anxiety, depression, and taking away a normal childhood.
"These platform are not neutral. They have been built this way to maximize engagement,"
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2026-04-26 20:06:56 UTCEvent JSON
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