About this episode

This episode features a rebroadcast of an interview discussing Canada's proposed social media ban and related legislation.

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 Sherrill 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.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Geist

Guest: Sherrill Sutherland

Topics covered

• social media ban
• Bill C-34
• online harms
• safety
• legislation
• youth protection

Keywords

• social media
• Canada
• Bill C-34
• Bill C-36
• online safety
• youth
• legislation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Globe and Mail, The Decibel, Bill C-34, Bill C-36

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