Fourteen-year-old Darcee Redmond says if she woke up one day and couldn’t log into Snapchat, she’d have a strong reaction: “I'd cry my eyes out.”

Speaking with CBC News on Wednesday, Darcee said a federal plan to restrict social media access for young people would cut many teens off from friends they only communicate with online.

“I’d be so depressed without social media.… if I lose my phone for a day, it’s like the worst day of my life,” she said. 

“If I'm just doing nothing all day at home, I'm …