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In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike is joined by guest host Cathy Gellis, an internet and First Amendment lawyer. Together, they cover:

  • The Copyright Office Issues A Largely Disappointing Report On AI Training, And Once Again A Major Fair Use Analysis Inexplicably Ignores The First Amendment (Techdirt)
  • Trump fires Copyright Office director after report raises questions about AI training (TechCrunch)
  • Elon Musk’s X caves to ‘censorship’ demand from India as tensions build with Pakistan (AFP)
  • In the government’s war on ‘disinformation’, facts are collateral damage (The Hindu)
  • Elon Musk's Twitter: Indian government has asked us to block 8,000 accounts, however, we disagree as (Times of India)
  • Elon Musk’s Grok AI Can’t Stop Talking About ‘White Genocide’ (Wired)
  • White Afrikaner brought to US by Trump administration has history of antisemitic posts (The Guardian)
  • U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism (NPR)
  • Kanye’s Nazi Song Is All Over Instagram (404 Media)
  • Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts (NY Times)
  • Wikipedia fights the UK’s ‘flawed’ and ‘burdensome’ online safety rules (The Verge)
  • What Attacks on Wikipedia Reveal about Free Expression (Tech Policy Press)
  • Missouri AG Thinks Supreme Court Ruling Lets Him Control Social Media Moderation (It Doesn’t) (Techdirt)

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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