Canada's Social Media Minor Ban Sparks Digital ID and Data Control Fears

Canada's proposed Bill C-34 would ban social media for users under 16, with tech giants clashing over who enforces age verification — while constitutional groups warn it could force citizens to surrender personal data as a condition of online participation. This debate signals a rapidly advancing global infrastructure of digital identity control, surveillance, and gatekeeping of public discourse — conditions that align with end-times warnings about centralised authority over buying, selling, and participation in society. Revelation 13:16-17 describes a coming system where access to commerce and community is controlled through compulsory identification, a framework increasingly mirrored in today's digital governance proposals.