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Age verification is the new standard under the Meta settlement, but adults bear the risk. Wrongly flagged? On Instagram, you appeal and keep your account. Under Bill C-34's ban you're blocked. Add ID checks by foreign providers and the risks multiply.
What does the US$17B Meta settlement mean for Canada and Bill C-34? My post identifies three issues:
1️⃣social media design regulation via the bill or litigation
2️⃣age verification with its error and sovereignty risks
3️⃣privacy treated as an afterthought
Can an influencer be liable for weaponizing their followers? An Ontario court found a creator unleashed a mob on a lawyer, deliberately drawing attention to her perceived Jewish and Israeli identity, and treated the campaign as her own harassment.