Evening Update: B.C. pauses social-media harms bill to work on online safety with platforms

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Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories: The British Columbia government has agreed to pause proposed legislation that would have allowed it to sue social-media companies for harms their algorithms cause people, instead announcing that platforms have agreed to work with the province to put protections in place. Premier David Eby issued a joint statement on Tuesday with representatives from Meta, TikTok, Snap and X, saying they have reached an agreement to work to help young people stay safe online through a new BC Online Safety Action Table. The province had introduced the Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery...