Online Harms Top Child Safety Concerns | Vancouver News

A new Children First Canada report reveals online harms as the top threat to kids across Canada — from infants to teens — impacting brain development, mental health, and physical activity. With over 100,000 monthly reports of online child sexual exploitation (up 347% in a decade), the push is on for a stronger Safe Social Media Act this fall. The bill targets tech giants with stricter age gates, safer designs, addiction safeguards, and even mandates AI chatbots to act responsibly — including crisis intervention protocols — to protect children in an increasingly dangerous digital world. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/20b7f26b5bf9fa05