Bill Detail
An Act to enact the Digital Safety Act and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Part 1 enacts the Digital Safety Act, whose purpose is, among other things, to promote the safety of persons in Canada, particularly children, reduce harms caused to them as a result of harmful content online and ensure that the operators of regulated social media services, regulated chatbot services and other regulated online services are transparent and accountable with respect to their duties under that Act.
That Act, among other things,
Part 2 enacts the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act, which establishes the Digital Safety Commission of Canada, which has powers, duties and functions under the Digital Safety Act. The Part also makes consequential amendments to other Acts.
Bill C-34 proposes the creation of the Digital Safety Act and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada. The main goal is to increase online safety, especially for children, by reducing harmful content and making social media, chatbot, and other online service operators more transparent and accountable.
Operators will have specific duties, such as implementing measures to mitigate risks of harmful content, providing tools for users to block others and report issues, labelling synthetic content, and protecting children through design features and age restrictions. They must also make certain harmful content, like child sexual abuse material, inaccessible. A new Digital Safety Commission will be established to oversee these duties and handle public complaints.