Michael Geist · Scour

The Exemption Illusion: Why the Government’s Plan to Fast Track Bill C-34’s Kids’ Social Media Ban Means No Standards, No Privacy Review, and No Enforcement

The Law to Be Named Later: Bill C-34 Punts 50 Key Decisions to Cabinet and a Digital Safety Commission That Does Not Yet Exist

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Everything All At Once: Bill C-34 Combines Platform Duties, a Kids' Social Media Ban, AI Chatbot Regulation, and a Powerful Digital Safety Commission Into a Risky "Trust Us" Bet

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Yet Another Trade Battle Brewing: Why a Kids’ Social Media Ban Could Put Canada on a Collision Course With the U.S.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About a Kids’ Social Media Ban (But Were Rightly Afraid to Ask): A FAQ on Age Verification and Mandated ID for Everyone

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You Can’t Put the Toothpaste Back in the Tube: Why the Government’s Reported “Temporary” Plan for a Kids’ Social Media and AI Chatbot Ban Would Mean Mandated ID for Everyone

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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 271: Taking Stock of a Wild Week in Canadian Digital Policy With the Online Streaming Reversal, AI Strategy Release, and Lawful Access Review

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Canadian American Business Council on Bill C-22: It “Threatens Our Bilateral Partnership on Data Security”

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AI for All, Details to Follow: Government Releases a Big-Spending AI Strategy That Is Still Short on the Specifics That Matter

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New Privacy Rights in the Morning, Mandatory Metadata Retention in the Afternoon: How Bill C-22 Undercuts the AI Strategy Before It Launches

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From Making Web Giants Pay to Making Taxpayers Pay: Government Announces Plan to Kill the CRTC’s Online Streaming Ruling

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Digital Self-Sabotage: Why Canada’s AI Strategy Is Set to Fail Before it Even Launches

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Why Mark Carney’s Antisemitism Speech Did Not Meet the Moment

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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 270: Roundtable on the Bill C-22 Risks for Canadian Tech Companies Featuring VPN Services Tailscale and Windscribe

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RCMP Confirms Bill C-22 Concerns: Police Want Law to Provide Access to Encrypted Communications

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More Misinformation on Bill C-22 as the Government Struggles to Defend Its Lawful Access Plan

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The Phony Phone Book Analogy: How Liberal Cabinet Ministers and MPs are Misleading Canadians About the Privacy Risks of Bill C-22

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Apple on Bill C-22: “This Bill Allows the Government of Canada to Force Companies to Break Encryption by Inserting Backdoors into their Products”

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The Exemption Illusion: Why the Government’s Plan to Fast Track Bill C-34’s Kids’ Social Media Ban Means No Standards, No Privacy Review, and No Enforcement

Unpacking Bill C-34: My Appearance on the Globe and Mail’s Decibel Podcast

Liberal MP: Lawful Access “Has Nothing to Do With the Privacy of People and Their Information”

The Law to Be Named Later: Bill C-34 Punts 50 Key Decisions to Cabinet and a Digital Safety Commission That Does Not Yet Exist

Everything All At Once: Bill C-34 Combines Platform Duties, a Kids' Social Media Ban, AI Chatbot Regulation, and a Powerful Digital Safety Commission Into a Risky "Trust Us" Bet

Yet Another Trade Battle Brewing: Why a Kids’ Social Media Ban Could Put Canada on a Collision Course With the U.S.

Everything You Wanted to Know About a Kids’ Social Media Ban (But Were Rightly Afraid to Ask): A FAQ on Age Verification and Mandated ID for Everyone

You Can’t Put the Toothpaste Back in the Tube: Why the Government’s Reported “Temporary” Plan for a Kids’ Social Media and AI Chatbot Ban Would Mean Mandated ID for Everyone

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 271: Taking Stock of a Wild Week in Canadian Digital Policy With the Online Streaming Reversal, AI Strategy Release, and Lawful Access Review

Canadian American Business Council on Bill C-22: It “Threatens Our Bilateral Partnership on Data Security”

AI for All, Details to Follow: Government Releases a Big-Spending AI Strategy That Is Still Short on the Specifics That Matter

New Privacy Rights in the Morning, Mandatory Metadata Retention in the Afternoon: How Bill C-22 Undercuts the AI Strategy Before It Launches

From Making Web Giants Pay to Making Taxpayers Pay: Government Announces Plan to Kill the CRTC’s Online Streaming Ruling

Digital Self-Sabotage: Why Canada’s AI Strategy Is Set to Fail Before it Even Launches

Why Mark Carney’s Antisemitism Speech Did Not Meet the Moment

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 270: Roundtable on the Bill C-22 Risks for Canadian Tech Companies Featuring VPN Services Tailscale and Windscribe

RCMP Confirms Bill C-22 Concerns: Police Want Law to Provide Access to Encrypted Communications

More Misinformation on Bill C-22 as the Government Struggles to Defend Its Lawful Access Plan

The Phony Phone Book Analogy: How Liberal Cabinet Ministers and MPs are Misleading Canadians About the Privacy Risks of Bill C-22

Apple on Bill C-22: “This Bill Allows the Government of Canada to Force Companies to Break Encryption by Inserting Backdoors into their Products”