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Michael Geist

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Law Prof, CRC in Internet and E-commerce Law @uocommonlaw @LawBytesPod Mastodon: mas.to/@mgeist | @mgeist@mas.to mgeist.bsky.social mgeist.substack.com
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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

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One of the most heavily promoted features of Bill C-34, the government’s Safe Social Media Act, is that its social media ban for those under 16 comes with a potential exemption for platforms that satisfy the new Digital Safety Commission that they provide adequate safeguards for children. But based on comments from government officials, it appears the exemption is an illusion, at least for years to come.
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Unpacking Bill C-34: My Appearance on the Globe and Mail’s The Decibel Podcast

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Collage of Digital (Social) Networks by Tanja Cappell (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/dTZAW6 Podcasts June 12, 2026 There has been no shortage of posts on this site on Bill C-34. For those looking for a podcast version of some of the analysis, this week I sat down with the Globe and Mail’s The Decibel podcast for a conversation with Sherrill Sutherland on the bill, the social media ban, and the risks of a U.S. retaliatory response. The podcast episode is embedded below.
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Liberal MP: Lawful Access “Has Nothing to Do With the Privacy of People and Their Information”

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Sima Acan by BooBoo2517, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons News June 12, 2026 The government is set to introduce privacy reform next week with the “fundamental right to privacy” expected to serve as a foundational element of the forthcoming bill.
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