Law Bytes
Hosted by [Host Name] · Michael Geist
4.8from 24 ratings
- 276
- Episodes
- 83
- Transcribed
- 24
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 6K
- YouTube views
About Law Bytes
In recent years the intersection between law, technology, and policy has exploded as digital policy has become a mainstream concern in Canada and around the world. This podcast explores digital policies in conversations with people studying the legal and policy challenges, set the rules, or are experts in the field. It provides a Canadian perspective, but since the internet is global, examining international developments and Canada’s role in shaping global digital policy is be an important part of the story. Lawbytes is hosted by Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law and where he is a member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society.
- Publisher
- Michael Geist
- Category
- arts · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 23 Aug 2021
- Latest episode
- 10 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
83 of 276 episodes have a transcript.
10 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 278: Ben Waldman on Gander Social and the Challenges of Building a Sovereign Social Network
27 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 277: Kate Robertson on the Risks That Lie Behind Canada's Unexpected Signing of the UN Cybercrime Convention
20 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 276: Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard on Canada’s Access to Information Failures and Why Access Delayed is Access Denied
Inside a recent episode
Episode 278: Ben Waldman on Gander Social and the Challenges of Building a Sovereign Social Network
Published 10 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And that. aspect of it was really a huge impetus for this because it wasn't just that Canada's technology relies so heavily on the US, but that we all are just so manipulated by social media and we can see just so much division happening in Canada as a result of trolls and bots and misinformation and an effort to manipulate us that between the two things, it seemed like a no-brainer to at least try to create something new. Okay. I mean, and that's, you know, obviously, you know, I think there are many that thought the same. They were looking for alternatives that weren't those U.S.-based alternatives. […]
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- Ben Waldman
- Kate Robertson
- Caroline Maynard
- David Loukidelis
- Mark Musselman
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- YouTube views
- 6,057
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 22 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- Quality
- 66
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 74
- Engagement
- 92
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