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Who controls the chatbot? Bill C-34’s answer depends on how the service is built

By Ashne Mehta ( July 29, 2026, 1:34 PM EDT) -- Bill C-34, An Act to enact the Digital Safety Act and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, introduced in the House of Commons on June 10, 2026, proposes to regulate certain chatbot services not only for what they say, but for how they behave across sustained interactions with users....