About this episode

The episode discusses Canada's proposed social media ban for under-16s and the broader implications for online safety and content regulation.

Is Canada trying to protect kids online... or just trying to regulate the internet after it has already escaped the barn, stolen the tractor, and opened a TikTok account? This week, Stewart and Lisa talk Bill C-34, the proposed under-16 social media ban, age verification, Ai safeguards, deepfakes, online harms, and why protecting kids online will take more than just telling Big Tech to behave. They also get into Canadian content rules, streaming giants, the CRTC, Netflix, TikTok, Canadian creators, and whether Canada should be investing in its own culture instead of hoping American platforms fund it for us. Plus: butter tarts, migraines, Yik Yak, and the eternal truth that humans are garbage.

People in this episode

Hosts: Stewart, Lisa

Topics covered

• social media regulation
• online safety
• age verification
• Canadian content
• streaming services
• internet governance

Keywords

• Canada
• social media ban
• Bill C-34
• age verification
• online harms
• deepfakes
• CRTC
• streaming giants
• Canadian culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Big Tech, CRTC, Netflix, TikTok, Canadian creators, Bill C-34

Places: Canada

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