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Young people deserve better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What needs to change:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facebook needs to be better at policing users under 13 and improving verification processes; the federal government should also develop regulations to ensure these verification processes are rigorous and mandatory across social media platforms<\/li>\n<li>Facebook should be liable for negative, false, or damaging content that their algorithms promote e.g. promotion of eating disorders, bullying, predatory behaviour, etc<\/li>\n<li>Youth should have the right to be forgotten at age 18\u2014their prior social media life could be disconnected and archived, viewable to them only, and a fresh profile would start again at that stage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As we recognize International #DayOfTheGirl, #WorldMentalHealthDay, and Mental Illness Awareness Week #MIAW21, we are taking a pause from Facebook and Instagram this week and asking them to do more to protect our young people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us in asking Facebook to do better.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media inquiries:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jared Morrow, BGC Canada<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jmorrow@bgccan.com\">jmorrow@bgccan.com<\/a><br \/>\n905-477-7272 x2202<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We know Facebook can do more to protect our kids and teens on their platforms. 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