Exploring Misinformation and Labor Rights

In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:

• The Misleading Panic over Misinformation (Cato Institute) 
• Claims that Online Misinformation Fears Are Overblown ‘Radically Understates’ the Scale of the Threat (Byline Times)
• EU Disinformation Code Takes Effect Amid Censorship Claims and Trade Tensions (Tech Policy Press)
• Content Moderation Is Not Censorship (Law & Liberty)
• Asked to think like a paedophile or act suicidal: Workers training Meta's AI in Ireland speak out (The Journal)
• The Hidden Human Cost of AI Moderation (Jacobin)
• Brazil rules that social media platforms are responsible for users’ posts (Rest of World)
• X opens up to Community Notes written by AI bots (The Verge)

This episode is brought to you with financial support from the Future of Online Trust & Safety Fund.

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