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[ban] / bæn /




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A ban has drawn support in Canada from several provincial leaders, teachers’ groups and the Canadian Medical Association.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Ekaterina Mizulina, the head of Russia's state-sponsored internet censorship watchdog, said in December she had received "63,000 emails" from disgruntled schoolchildren and parents commenting on the ban.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

In Greece, a ban for children under the age of 15 is set to take effect in January.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The legislation would ban social media accounts for children under 16 years old, the statement said, adding that there be an exemption "pathway" for companies if they can demonstrate "sufficient safeguards" for children.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Love Life’s introduction admitted, “The profession of mediumship … was under the ban of public disfavor and suspicion.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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