Michael Barrett at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On November 27th, 2023. See this statement in context.

November 27th, 2023 / 4:25 p.m.

Conservative

Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON

Thanks, Chair.

Doctor, what would you say, with respect to the protection of minors and the use of social media, to the idea of all the various applications having a requirement for the companies that operate the app stores, like the Apple App Store and the Google Play store, to require an adult—ideally a parent, but an adult—approve all downloads for individuals under the age of 16 years old?

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