Ctrl-Alt-Speech

Do You Really Want the Government in Your DMs?


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

  • Commission opens formal proceedings against Meta under the Digital Services Act related to the protection of minors on Facebook and Instagram (European Commission)
  • Meta, TikTok, other platforms told to expect EU guidelines soon on child protection, age verification (MLex)
  • Got a text that you think is a scam? S’pore’s new centre to fight online harms can help verify it (Straits Times)
  • Bipartisan Bill To Repeal Section 230 Defended In Facts-Optional Op-Ed (Techdirt)
  • Indian journalists turned to YouTube to dodge Modi’s censorship. Some of their channels are now being blocked (Reuters Institute for Journalism)
  • She was accused of faking an incriminating video of teenage cheerleaders. She was arrested, outcast and condemned. The problem? Nothing was fake after all (The Guardian)
  • Commission services sign administrative arrangement with Ofcom to support the enforcement of social media regulations (Pub Affairs Bruxelles)
  • Singapore’s proposed online safety laws look like more censorship in disguise (Rest of World)

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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