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Canadian Bill S-209 is a bill introduced by Hon. Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne, and is an updated version of Bill S-210, which was killed during the Parliamentary prorogation in early 2025. The bill, named "An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to pornographic material"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-28 |title=An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to pornographic material |url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2025/sen/YB451-209-1.pdf}}</ref> , is the Canadian Governments attempt to restrict pornographic material to young people (defined as | Canadian Bill S-209 is a bill introduced by Hon. Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne, and is an updated version of Bill S-210, which was killed during the Parliamentary prorogation in early 2025. The bill, named "An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to pornographic material"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-28 |title=An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to pornographic material |url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2025/sen/YB451-209-1.pdf}}</ref> , is the Canadian Governments attempt to restrict pornographic material to young people (defined as individuals under the age of 18, page four of this document<ref name=":0" />). The bill has key differences between the original and updated version, and mandates the use of government-approved Age Verification or Age Estimation services to access 'pornographic material', or risk the hosting website to be completely blocked from the Canadian Internet. | ||
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