Late last week Canada became the first non-European country to sign the Council of Europe’s Cybercrime Treaty Protocol that focuses on Internet hate. A few clarifications may be useful to ensure that people understand what this is and what it is not. First, the Council of Europe is not the […]
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Federal Proposal Tells Only Part of Cybercrime Story
In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Canadian government hurriedly introduced a series of new anti-terror measures.

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Episode 278: Ben Waldman on Gander Social and the Challenges of Building a Sovereign Social Network
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August 10, 2026
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