Ctrl-Alt-Speech

In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:Schools Were Just Supposed To Block Porn. Instead They Sabotaged Homework and Censored Suicide Prevention Sites (The Markup)New Tools to Help Protect Against Sextortion and Intimate Image Abuse (Meta)Scammers are targeting teenage boys on social media—and driving some to suicide (Bloomberg)The AI That Could Heal a Divided Internet (TIME)Mexican election agency and news organizations leverage Check (Meedan)Benjamin Cohen was falsely accused of the Bondi Junction stabbings. Here's how the lie spread around the world (ABC News) Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast from Techdirt and Everything in Moderation. Send us your feedback at podcast@ctrlaltspeech.com and sponsorship enquiries to sponsorship@ctrlaltspeech.com. Thanks for listening.

Alice Hunsberger, VP of Trust and Safety, joins to discuss measuring AI persuasiveness, labeling manipulated media, Brazil's social media laws, URL mishaps, and LinkedIn's verification. They debate content moderation challenges and emphasize the role of trust and safety teams in online safety.

Topics covered include platforms' election interventions, online safety laws in Britain, Patreon's content moderation approach, and Facebook blocking Kansas Reflector. Also, insights on gaming safety coalition collaboration and the importance of a hybrid trust and safety approach in online spaces.

The podcast discusses Instagram's default political content limits, Meta's censorship of Palestinian voices, and the Oversight Board's advisory on referring to dangerous individuals. It also covers the High Court's order to suspend Telegram in Spain, user-led governance of Meta, and the Bluesky experiment in social media. The hosts delve into meta's most banned word, ad targeting vs moderation, and new civility research, while exploring podcast sponsorship strategies.

This podcast discusses the Supreme Court's scrutiny of government influence on social media, Reddit's successful IPO due to content moderation, Elon Musk's account suspensions, EU's election safeguards on Big Tech, and Canada's controversial Online Harms Act. The episode also features a bonus chat with Block Party founder Tracy Chou on combating harassment and enhancing privacy settings.

The podcast delves into the US TikTok ban, EU regulation on Chinese marketplaces, and the impact of Generative AI on elections. It also discusses Telegram's CEO rare interview, Bluesky's moderation tooling software, and the Trust & Safety software market growth. Bonus chat covers how gaming safety lessons can be applied to Trust & Safety industry.

Welcome to Ctrl-Alt-Speech, a brand new a weekly news podcast co-created by Techdirt’s Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation’s Ben Whitelaw. Each episode will be looking at the latest news in online speech, covering issues regarding trust & safety, content moderation, regulation, court rulings, new services & technology, and more.Subscribe now and stay tuned for our debut episode coming next Friday!If your company or organization is interested in supporting Ctrl-Alt-Speech and joining us for a sponsored interview, visit ctrlaltspeech.com for more information. Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast from Techdirt and Everything in Moderation. Send us your feedback at podcast@ctrlaltspeech.com and sponsorship enquiries to sponsorship@ctrlaltspeech.com. Thanks for listening.