Ctrl-Alt-Speech

Blunder from Down Under


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In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike is joined by guest host Riana Pfefferkorn, a Policy Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human Centered AI. They cover:

  • Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation (Reuters)
  • Social media ban for children to be introduced this year, but age limit undetermined (ABC)
  • ASIO director-general Mike Burgess issues warning to big tech companies they may soon be forced to unlock encrypted chats (ABC)
  • Utah Social Media Restrictions Likely Violate First Amendment, Judge Rules (Media Post)
  • Nearly 40 states back surgeon general’s social media warning labels (The Verge)
  • How TikTokers think about misinformation (Washington Post)
  • Meta, TikTok, and Snap pledge to participate in program to combat suicide and self-harm content (TechCrunch)

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

Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast from Techdirt and Everything in Moderation. Send us your feedback at [email protected] and sponsorship enquiries to [email protected]. Thanks for listening.

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