Dangerous Games: Combating Extremism in the IDM Sector

In March 2024, the Canadian government issued new guidelines concerning foreign investment review of investments into Canadian interactive digital media companies.  In this episode, we dig into the reasons for the government’s concerns with Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat, the author of the recent report “Gaming the System, How Extremists Exploit Gaming Sites and What Can be Done to Counter Them”: What is interactive digital media anyway?  How is it susceptible to foreign influence?And, what can companies – and investors – do to address these risks?