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Canada’s Bill C-34: A New Digital Safety Framework

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By Barry Sookman
| Mondaq
TechLex Blog’s articles from McCarthy Tétrault LLP are most popular: with readers working within the Healthcare industries McCarthy Tétrault LLP are most popular: within Family and Matrimonial and Strategy topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Inhouse Counsel The introduction of Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act (the “SSMA”) marks an ambitious attempt by the Canadian government to regulate social media, online services, and AI chatbots.
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Canada’s Bill C-34: A New Digital Safety Framework

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By Barry Sookman
| Barry Sookman
The introduction of Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act (the “SSMA”) marks an ambitious attempt by the Canadian government to regulate social media, online services, and AI chatbots. The legislation would establish a new Digital Safety Act (DSA), create a Digital Safety Commission of Canada, impose safety obligations on social media and AI chatbot services, and prohibit social media accounts for children under 16 unless a service qualifies for an exemption based on child-safety safeguards.
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Artificial Intelligence, Access to Justice, and the Future of Law

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By Barry Sookman
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Here is a speech I prepared for the JusticeNet Advisory Board Meeting – June 8, 2026 Introduction For more than half a century, access to justice has been one of the most persistent challenges facing legal systems in Canada. Governments have funded legal aid. Courts have simplified procedures. Law societies have promoted pro bono services. Legal clinics have expanded their reach.
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