Ctrl-Alt-Speech

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In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Ben is joined by Jen Weedon, a T&S veteran of Meta and Niantic. She is currently consulting and teaching at Columbia school of International and Public Affairs. Together, Ben and Jen discuss:
Jen Weedon on anticipating platform threats and how to manage burnout (Everything in Moderation)
AI Slop and the Information Ecosystem (Columbia University)
UK examines steps to stop children circumventing social media ban (Financial Times)
Social media ban for UK’s under 16s will go even further than Australia’s policy (BMJ)
The split-screen reaction to the UK social media ban (Everything in Moderation)
Anthropic shuts down newest AI model after U.S. bans foreign use (The Washington Post)
India blocks Telegram messaging app until June 22, government says (Reuters)
And in the extended episode for Patreon supporters, they cover:
Spotify removed 57,000 fake podcast episodes selling illegal drugs after congressional pressure (TNW)
Spotify chief defends AI-generated music (Financial Times)
Our fun links this week are the How Alberta eradicated rats (Ben) and Mogwooooo’s Instagram account (Jen).
If you’re already a Patreon supporter, you can get the extended episode on Patreon.
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is the podcast where we make sense of the major debates shaping online speech, platform power, content moderation and the future of the internet. It’s co-hosted by Mike Masnick (Techdirt) and Ben Whitelaw (Everything in Moderation).

In this week's episode, Mike and Ben cover:
Tech bosses threatened with prison if they fail to protect children (The Times)
Apple and Google given three months to ban nude images on children's devices (BBC News)
Keir Starmer’s social media ban for under-16s could backfire, experts warn (OpenDemocracy)
Apple previews new child safety features (Apple)
Apple's WWDC keynote was very different, but this will be the new normal (9to5mac)
Ottawa introduces bill to restrict social media for teens, regulate AI chatbots (Globe and Mail)
Australia builds enforcement layer behind age assurance laws (Biometric Update)
NCAC Welcomes Meta Oversight Board's New Account Recommendations (NCAC)
And in the extended episode for Patreon supporters, they cover:
Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 (Anthropic)
Microsoft restricts Claude Fable for employees over data retention concern (The Verge)
The Rise of the Compliant Speech Platform (Lawfare)
Policy on the AI Exponential (Dario Amodei)
Our fun links this week are the 7-0 World Cup game (Ben) and Chipotlai Max (Mike).
If you’re already a Patreon supporter, you can get the extended episode on Patreon.
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is the podcast where we make sense of the major debates shaping online speech, platform power, content moderation and the future of the internet. It’s co-hosted by Mike Masnick (Techdirt) and Ben Whitelaw (Everything in Moderation).

Become a Ctrl-Alt-Speech supporter to get extended episodes of the podcast plus the chance to submit stories for us to cover.
In this week's episode, Mike and Ben cover:
New 13+ Content Settings for Teen Accounts Expanding Globally on Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger (Meta)
Meta Expands Safety Features for Teenagers (New York Times)
Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts (Krebs on Security)
Everyone In This LEGO Dispute Should Have Spoken To A Lawyer Earlier Than They Did (Techdirt)
Can you go 82-0? (82-0)
My toddler’s version of a silent disco (Instagram)
And in the extended episode for Patreon supporters, they cover:
Enshittification, Despotification, and the Open Internet (Liberalism)
If you’re already a Patreon supporter, you can get the extended episode on Patreon.
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is the podcast where we make sense of the major debates shaping online speech, platform power, content moderation and the future of the internet. It’s co-hosted by Mike Masnick (Techdirt) and Ben Whitelaw (Everything in Moderation).

Become a Ctrl-Alt-Speech supporter to get extended episodes of the podcast plus the chance to submit stories for us to cover.
In this week's episode, Mike and Ben cover:
The Boring Internet (Terry Godier)
Orkney Library & Archive (Bluesky)
Silicon Valley takes its AI pitch to the pope (Politico)
Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah's remarks on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical "Magnifica humanitas" (Anthropic)
Vance calls Pope Leo’s AI warnings ‘profound’ (NBC News)
American heresy: should Peter Thiel be burned at the stake? (Le Grand Continent)
Spotify chief defends AI-generated music (Financial Times)
OpenAI readies cyber, misinformation defenses ahead of elections (Axios)
And in the extended episode for Patreon supporters, they cover:
In a surprise, Meta increases funding to the Oversight Board (Platformer)
Spotlight: Five Years of the Oversight Board, from Experiment to Essential Institution (Ctrl-Alt-Speech)
If you’re already a Patreon supporter, you can get the extended episode on Patreon.
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is the podcast where we make sense of the major debates shaping online speech, platform power, content moderation and the future of the internet. It’s co-hosted by Mike Masnick (Techdirt) and Ben Whitelaw (Everything in Moderation).

In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike is joined by civil liberties lawyer Jennifer Granick. Together they discuss:
Kickstarter rolls back its mature content policy after outcry (Engadget)
Apple gives update on the App Store and its key protections (9to5 Mac)
Thoughts on the £1,000,000 SaSu Fine (Preston Byrne)
Pushing back from Big Tech: Africa’s hard road to AI sovereignty (Rest of World)
America’s dangerous, messy deepfakes crackdown is here (The Verge)
X accounts are limited to 50 posts and 200 replies a day unless they pay for a blue checkmark (Engadget)
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Ctrl-Alt-Speech is the podcast where we make sense of the major debates shaping online speech, platform power, content moderation and the future of the internet. It’s co-hosted by Mike Masnick (Techdirt) and Ben Whitelaw (Everything in Moderation).