In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Ben is joined by guest host Bridget Todd, a technology and culture writer, speaker and trainer and host of two great podcasts, There are No Girls on the Internet and IRL: Online Life is Real Life. Together, they cover:
- AI Models And Parents Don’t Understand ‘Let Him Cook’ (404 Media)
- Trial reveals flaws in tech intended to enforce Australian social media ban for under-16s (The Guardian)
- Inside /r/SGExams: Meet the young volunteers behind 1 of S’pore’s largest online forums for students (Straits Times)
- The people who clean up your TikTok feed are starting to fight back (Rest of World)
- Man with real-life girlfriend and child proposes to AI chatbot after programming it to flirt: ‘I think this is actual love (New York Post)
This episode is brought to you with financial support from the Future of Online Trust & Safety Fund.
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