Canada Criminalizes Deepfakes, But Is It Enough?

0:00It's April 21st. Welcome to Canada News Today, powered by AI. Canada's federal government is moving to criminalize, sharing sexualized deepfakes with Bill C-16, their latest push against gender-based violence. This Bill updates laws on non-consensual intimate images to cover AI-generated visuals, aiming to tackle the rise of fake porn created by tech-like, generative AI. It's say that's not enough and want mandatory takedowns similar to the US. Take a down act from last March, which forces platforms to remove. Reported deepfakes within 48 hours. Some provinces, like British Columbia, let victims sue for removal through civil tribunals. But those processes drag on for weeks or months. Victims and experts stress timing is everything, since once images spread online, they're tough to contain, especially on foreign sites. Officers like Susie Dunn argue platform rules would work better than case-by-case criminal

1:00or civil actions, pointing to fights like ex-challenging, a Canadian removal order. Earlier online harms bills, like the one that died in January 2025, proposed 24-hour removals, but stalled. Now, ministers are consulting experts on synthetic images, while opposition MPs push private bills for quicker fixes and duty of care on tech, companies. The Justice Committee wraps its study on Bill C-16 this week, with openness to tweaks that strengthen protections without charter issues. So watch for updates as this heats up.