{
  "id": 1260503,
  "title": "Ottawa wants to block kids from social media. How would age verification work?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/ottawa-wants-to-block-kids-from-social-media-how-would-age-1260503",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T10:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/08/16/ottawa-wants-to-block-kids-from-social-media-how-would-age-verification-work/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "OTTAWA — In June, the federal government introduced Bill C-34, which would force social media platforms to block access for kids under 16.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}