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Do you own your face? Deepfakes, AI, and your legal rights (Kyla Lee)

Do you own your face? Deepfakes, AI, and your legal rights (Kyla Lee)

KYLA'S COURT: AI-generated deepfakes are exploding — using real people’s faces, voices, and likeness without consent. But is it actually illegal in Canada? This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir asks legal expert Kyla Lee what rights Canadians really have when it comes to their image. From deepfake pornography to viral impersonations, why hasn’t “Mr. Deepfakes” been charged? What can you do if it happens to you? In the age of artificial intelligence, do you actually own your face?
Recorded: April 20, 2026

10 years, 18,000 dead: Assessing B.C.'s response to the toxic drug crisis (Guy Felicella)

10 years, 18,000 dead: Assessing B.C.'s response to the toxic drug crisis (Guy Felicella)