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British Columbia is moving to restrict the use of cellphones in schools as part of measures Premier David Eby says will help protect young people from online threats.

Eby said the government will also launch a service to remove intimate images from the internet and "pursue predators," as well as introduce legislation to hold social media companies accountable for harms they have caused.

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[โ€“] skeptomatic@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can't think of one parent that I know that would not be totally happy for somebody to get their kid off of her phone for a little while, while not having to play the bad guy themselves. lol.