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michael geist michael geist michael geist about full cv photos contact writing books chapters scholarship columns columns archive teaching regulation of internet commerce january 2025 technology law internship speaking committees and consultations keynote speaking law bytes podcasts podcast appearances video tech law topics copyright digital tax digital trade lawful access net neutrality online harms privacy surveillance telecom podcast twitter mastodon mail linkedin feedburner facebook apple spotify google improv policy the government doesn t know what to do about its online streaming act mess news june 26 2026 soft ban or hard verification requirement why bill c 34 s social media ban exemption gets the incentives wrong and comes too late to matter news june 25 2026 new rights new powers long delays bill c 36 s seven step process for privacy reform to take effect news june 24 2026 the law bytes podcast episode 273 rebroadcast of the globe and mail s the decibel on canada s first steps towards a social media ban podcasts june 22 2026 midnight madness the government rushes lawful access bill through the house without debate or a recorded vote news june 19 2026 one step forward two steps back bill c 36 modernizes canada s privacy law then delays it to 2030 news june 18 2026 gary anandasangaree s vic toews moment shows the government has lost its way on lawful access news june 17 2026 latest posts improv policy the government doesn t know what to do about its online streaming act mess earlier this month the government shocked the culture sector by announcing it was effectively reversing the crtc decision that implemented the online streaming act culture minister marc miller tried to cushion the blow with a promise of 600 million in support for the audio and audiovisual sectors but there was no escaping the anger from some over abandoning a policy that had been years in the making weeks later it is still not clear what precisely the government intends to do in fact it is increasingly evident that there is no plan with the government improvising on critical issues such as the implementation of the reversal funding for news and the eventual contribution requirements for internet streamers read more june 26 2026 1 comment news soft ban or hard verification requirement why bill c 34 s social media ban exemption gets the incentives wrong and comes too late to matter the debate over b ill c 34 s social media ban for those under sixteen has largely focused on the impact on users including mandated age verification for millions the privacy risks of verification technologies and experience elsewhere suggesting the policy is ineffective defenders of the ban have characterized the canadian approach as a soft ban that will allow social media companies to obtain exemptions provided they meet yet to be determined safety standards this approach is said to create incentives for companies to address safety concerns and qualify for the exemption but a closer look at the bill reveals that the approach does not work as even safe services will be required to implement age verification for tens of millions of users by the time the digital safety commission has figured anything out the services will have verified most of the country and likely lost users in the process this is true not only for services that require significant design changes but even those services that today would be widely acknowledged to be safe for children read more june 25 2026 2 comments news new rights new powers long delays bill c 36 s seven step process for privacy reform to take effect the government s recently tabled privacy reform bill would modernize many aspects of canadian privacy law including establishing privacy as a fundamental right in the purpose clause of the new law creating a data mobility right for individuals that would enable them to move their data from one company to another and giving businesses the potential to use approved codes of practice these and many other changes will be subject to intense debate at committee but the biggest challenge facing the bill is the long sequence of steps required for it to take effect the government may claim that privacy is an urgent priority and its recent national ai strategy overseen by ai minister evan solomon declares trust to be its north star yet a careful review of bill c 36 confirms that the law will take years to take effect this post and the accompanying infographic unpack the many steps built into the bill that cumulatively are likely to result in no substantive privacy reforms for canadians until 2030 or later read more june 24 2026 5 comments news the law bytes podcast episode 273 rebroadcast of the globe and mail s the decibel on canada s first steps towards a social media ban bill c 34 the safe social media act has quickly become a lightning rod for debate since its introduction earlier this month the issue that invariably tops the list is the kids social media ban bill c 34 along with the recently introduced bill c 36 will be covered from multiple angles in the weeks ahead for the moment i am pleased to rebroadcast a recent episode of the globe and mail s the decibel podcast i was invited to appear on the program where i was interviewed by sherril sutherland about bill c 34 the ban and online harms and safety more broadly i am grateful to the globe for granting permission to rebroadcast the episode on my podcast uncut in its entirety read more june 22 2026 0 comments podcasts midnight madness the government rushes lawful access bill through the house without debate or a recorded vote bill c 22 the lawful access bill passed the house of commons yesterday with the government invoking a single motion to approve several bills without further debate or individual votes as mps raced for home for the summer bill c 22 will now head to the senate where it can expect a rougher ride when study begins in the fall rather than use the final days of the house session to answer the privacy security and oversight concerns raised by the privacy commissioner academics technology companies and civil society groups the government spent the time ensuring it would not have to rushing the bill through committee cutting off debate and maligning critics with tactics that they once decried when in opposition read more june 19 2026 5 comments news 1 2 3 1 462 law bytes episode 273 rebroadcast of the globe and mail s the decibel on canada s first steps towards a social media ban by michael geist search episodes clear search episode 273 rebroadcast of the globe and mail s the decibel on canada s first steps towards a social media ban june 22 2026 michael geist episode 272 build canada s lucy hargreaves on canada s ai strategy and the need to shift from being users to builders june 15 2026 michael geist episode 271 taking stock of a wild week in canadian digital policy with the online streaming reversal ai strategy release and lawful access review june 8 2026 michael geist episode 270 roundtable on the bill c 22 risks for canadian tech companies featuring vpn services tailscale and windscribe june 1 2026 michael geist episode 269 inside the bill c 22 committee hearing for the case against government s lawful access plans may 25 2026 michael geist load more search results placeholder previous episode show episodes list next episode show podcast information michael geist on substack law bytes subscribe apple spotify goodreads stitcher tunein rss recent posts improv policy the government doesn t know what to do about its online streaming act mess soft ban or hard verification requirement why bill c 34 s social media ban exemption gets the incentives wrong and comes too late to matter new rights new powers long delays bill c 36 s seven step process for privacy reform to take effect the law bytes podcast episode 273 rebroadcast of the globe and mail s the decibel on canada s first steps towards a social media ban midnight madness the government rushes lawful 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