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Michael Geist

Michael Geist

Mastodon @mgeist@mas.to
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Followers
3.7K
Account age
3 yrs
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Is the government’s planned social media ban constitutional? Given that its implementation plans will require millions to age verify before any privacy safeguards or exemptions are established, I make the case that a court will grant a stay blocking it. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/why-the-governments-plan-for-a-social-media-ban-in-bill-c-34-is-unconstitutional/81 views Is the government’s planned social media ban constitutional? Given that its implementation plans will require millions to age verify before any privacy safeguards or exemptions are established, I make the case that a court will grant a stay blocking it. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/why-the-governments-plan-for-a-social-media-ban-in-bill-c-34-is-unconstitutional/ The government defends Bill C-22's mandatory metadata retention as consistent with its Five Eyes allies. But the US never imposed such a mandate, and this week its Supreme Court ruled that even two hours of location data is a search the state must justify. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/shaky-ground-gets-shakier-what-the-u-s-supreme-courts-location-data-decision-means-for-bill-c-22/25 views The government defends Bill C-22's mandatory metadata retention as consistent with its Five Eyes allies. But the US never imposed such a mandate, and this week its Supreme Court ruled that even two hours of location data is a search the state must justify. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/shaky-ground-gets-shakier-what-the-u-s-supreme-courts-location-data-decision-means-for-bill-c-22/ Australia's under-16 social media ban isn't working as multiple studies now find most underage users still have accounts. My post on the uncomfortable reality for Canada's Bill C-34: the better the privacy protection, the less effective the ban. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/the-data-on-australias-social-media-ban-the-better-the-privacy-protection-the-less-effective-the-ban/14 views Australia's under-16 social media ban isn't working as multiple studies now find most underage users still have accounts. My post on the uncomfortable reality for Canada's Bill C-34: the better the privacy protection, the less effective the ban. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/the-data-on-australias-social-media-ban-the-better-the-privacy-protection-the-less-effective-the-ban/ The government once promised the Online Streaming Act would provide billions. My post on how, years later, it is left improvising a $600 million-a-year handout to compensate for a failed policy that it still seemingly has little idea how to fix. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/improv-policy-the-government-doesnt-know-what-to-do-about-its-online-streaming-act-mess/13 views The government once promised the Online Streaming Act would provide billions. My post on how, years later, it is left improvising a $600 million-a-year handout to compensate for a failed policy that it still seemingly has little idea how to fix. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/improv-policy-the-government-doesnt-know-what-to-do-about-its-online-streaming-act-mess/

📊 Post engagement

16
Avg engagement / post
0.4%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Is the government’s planned social media ban constitutional? Giv · 81 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
3.4 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 text · 12 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
34×
Follows 110 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Is the government’s planned social media ban constitutional? Given that its implementation plans will require millions to age verify before any privacy safeguards or exemptions are established, I make the case that a court will grant a stay blocking it. https://www.michaelgeist.… ★ 81
The government presumably hoped that pushing Bill C-22 through a Commons committee past midnight without debate would put an end to the lawful access controversy. That plan has backfired, leading to a political and trade backlash that coul… ★ 10 Successive governments have promised to fix Canada’s failing access-to-information law. But Canada’s Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard says the latest plans “lack ambition” and she worries about further secrecy. She joins my Law By… ★ 11 Canada’s national AI strategy claims there is an AI adoption problem, with only 12% of businesses using AI. But Statscan released new data days earlier showing adoption had grown to 19.2%. My post on the strategy’s use of outdated data and… ★ 5 The US government has positioned itself as the regulator and guardian of new frontier AI models with discretionary power to switch AI access on and off. The cybersecurity and economic impacts are huge. Open version of my Globe op-ed on how… ★ 5 Canadian teens face the prospect of being blocked twice from news: news links blocked on Facebook and Instagram for everyone due to the Online News Act, and accounts stripped from TikTok and YouTube under the social media ban as a conseque… ★ 10 The focus of Bill C-36 has centred on the government stripping the Privacy Commissioner of power over private sector privacy law. Former BC privacy commissioner David Loukidelis joins the Law Bytes podcast to explain why it’s an unnecessar… ★ 7 Australia's under-16 social media ban isn't working as multiple studies now find most underage users still have accounts. My post on the uncomfortable reality for Canada's Bill C-34: the better the privacy protection, the less effective th… ★ 14 The government defends Bill C-22's mandatory metadata retention as consistent with its Five Eyes allies. But the US never imposed such a mandate, and this week its Supreme Court ruled that even two hours of location data is a search the st… ★ 25 Over a two-week span this month, the government shifted from “make web giants pay” to a new digital policy approach. The open version of my Globe essay tries to make sense of the CRTC streaming reversal, lawful access, social media ban, an… ★ 6 The government promised billions from the Online Streaming Act through mandated payments from streaming services. Two weeks after the CRTC decision setting the framework, the decision was reversed. Mark Musselman joins the Law Bytes podcas… ★ 3 The government once promised the Online Streaming Act would provide billions. My post on how, years later, it is left improvising a $600 million-a-year handout to compensate for a failed policy that it still seemingly has little idea how t… ★ 13

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
mas.to
A large general-interest Mastodon server. On the fediverse the server a creator picks hints at their community — this one spans all topics.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 16 views per post.
📤Posts about 3.4× per week.

🕵️ Fake follower check

Estimated
72/100
Good Credibility score
94%
Real Real audience
Low Fake-follower risk
High Data confidence
  • Est. 94% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Engagement (~0.4% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
  • Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
  • Established account (3+ years old).

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Law Professor & Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law University of Ottawa michaelgeist.ca | Twitter: @mgeist @lawbytespod

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The government presumably hoped that pushing Bill C-22 through a Commons committee past midnight without debate would put an end to the lawful access controversy. That plan has backfired, leading to a political and trade backlash that could have been avoided. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/rushing-lawful-access-backfires-wyden-letter-on-bill-c-22-highlights-political-trade-and-business-risks Successive governments have promised to fix Canada’s failing access-to-information law. But Canada’s Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard says the latest plans “lack ambition” and she worries about further secrecy. She joins my Law Bytes podcast this week to discuss. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-276-information-commissioner-caroline-maynard-on-canadas-acce Is the government’s planned social media ban constitutional? Given that its implementation plans will require millions to age verify before any privacy safeguards or exemptions are established, I make the case that a court will grant a stay blocking it. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/why-the-governments-plan-for-a-social-media-ban-in-bill-c-34-is-unconstitutional/ Canada’s national AI strategy claims there is an AI adoption problem, with only 12% of businesses using AI. But Statscan released new data days earlier showing adoption had grown to 19.2%. My post on the strategy’s use of outdated data and dubious comparisons. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/outdated-data-and-dubious-comparisons-digging-into-the-governments-ai-strategy-adoption-claims/ The US government has positioned itself as the regulator and guardian of new frontier AI models with discretionary power to switch AI access on and off. The cybersecurity and economic impacts are huge. Open version of my Globe op-ed on how Canada should respond. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/why-being-locked-out-of-frontier-ai-is-the-sovereignty-threat-canada-missed/ Canadian teens face the prospect of being blocked twice from news: news links blocked on Facebook and Instagram for everyone due to the Online News Act, and accounts stripped from TikTok and YouTube under the social media ban as a consequence of Bill C-34. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/blocked-twice-how-bill-c-34s-kids-social-media-ban-would-compound-the-online-news-acts-harm-to-young-canadi The focus of Bill C-36 has centred on the government stripping the Privacy Commissioner of power over private sector privacy law. Former BC privacy commissioner David Loukidelis joins the Law Bytes podcast to explain why it’s an unnecessarily risky policy. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-275-david-loukidelis-on-why-stripping-privacy-enforcement-from-canadas-privac Australia's under-16 social media ban isn't working as multiple studies now find most underage users still have accounts. My post on the uncomfortable reality for Canada's Bill C-34: the better the privacy protection, the less effective the ban. https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/07/the-data-on-australias-social-media-ban-the-better-the-privacy-protection-the-less-effective-the-ban/

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