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Canada’s Bill C-34: A New Digital Safety Framework
Bill C-34, Canada's Safe Social Media Act, proposes sweeping regulations for social media platforms, AI chatbots, and online services through a new Digital Safety Commission. Drawing from the EU's Digital Services Act, Australia's social media age restrictions, and U.S. state AI chatbot laws, the legislation would impose age verification requirements, mandate harmful content labeling, and establish crisis intervention protocols for AI systems that detect self-harm ideation.
McCarthy Tétrault LLP