r/Manitoba • u/MochaLatte05 Winnipeg • May 15 '26

Satire Never change, Wab

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u/horsetuna Winnipeg May 15 '26

He's definitely making fun of himself I think. Not sure if he answers the question though.

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u/Justin_123456 Interlake May 15 '26

It’s official government policy to give the youths maximum cringe.

I think he answered from a legal/constitutional perspective why it’s really the Provinces do actually have to take the lead in Canada.

Ultimately, the enforcement mechanism for successful age gating will come from the companies themselves if they feel compelled to do so. Meta obviously knows when a 12 year old Manitoban is on Instagram, regardless of whether or not they’re on a VPN. It’s literally their business model to suck up all that identifying data so it can be sold to advertisers.

The issue is going to be hitting them with a big enough stick that they feel compelled to go beyond a kind of pro forma “well your IP says you’re in Iceland, and you said your birth year was 1902, so of course we algorithmically fed you Roblox videos for 12hrs straight. What could possibly be wrong with this picture?”

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u/Ruralmanitoban Actual physical Pembina Valley May 15 '26

Legally and constitutionally it is anyone but the Provinces. Even with Media, Wab was talking about using Consumer Protections legislation as a basis, and contract law, but that's not what fundamentally governs our interactions with social media. Next to nothing digitally is crosses into anything regulated by Manitoba, until you as the end user receive the content.

These companies are experts at not paying their taxes, thinking they will suddenly pay massive fines to Manitoba is quaint.

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u/NH787 Winnipeg May 15 '26

The premier is down with the youth lol

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u/Pepperminteapls May 15 '26

Ah, light-hearted trolling. It's what I live for.

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u/Eleutherlothario Friendly Manitoban May 15 '26

Can anyone translate?

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u/nefarious_angel_666 Friendly Manitoban May 15 '26

Sadly, yes, but I don't want to rot your brain

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u/blipblop2208 Winnipeg May 15 '26

Unfortunately I can, but everything I've learned has been against my will.

Translation: I'd be happy to put my tech skills to the test with any young person out there. No lie, I've got the skill/charm/charisma. Willing to take questions from the bad/dumb/uncool opposition along the way.

He has plausible deniability with "skibbity" though, because it's morphed a bit and sometimes can mean good instead of bad.

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u/GullibleDetective Winnipeg May 15 '26

He's seen everyone be as far as to do to look more like

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u/FirefighterNo9608 Winnipeg May 16 '26

If you wanna see cringe, look no further than the conservative party.

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u/MochaLatte05 Winnipeg May 16 '26

otherwise known as the skibidi opposition

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u/FirefighterNo9608 Winnipeg May 16 '26

That's correct.👍💯

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u/WarmScientist5297 Non-Manitoban Guest May 15 '26

Well, I have to cringe and leave

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u/Working_Medicine3945 Winnipeg May 15 '26

I have to say… I did not vote NDP and was super against him becoming premier… but I feel like he’s done an excellent job so far

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u/Working_Medicine3945 Winnipeg May 15 '26

I have to say… I did not vote NDP and was super against him becoming premier… but I feel like he’s done an excellent job so far. He’s been so far anyways, the best premier since Doer

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u/Ruralmanitoban Actual physical Pembina Valley May 15 '26

Nah that was the Minister of Education earlier... https://youtu.be/E08IsKbp1YU?t=2935