Ctrl-Alt-Speech

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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:

  • Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia follows The Guardian in quitting Elon Musk’s X due to disinformation and ‘disturbing content’ (Fortune)
  • Bluesky attracts millions as users leave Musk's X after Trump win (Reuters)
  • Advertisers set to return to X as they seek favour with Elon Musk and Donald Trump (Financial Times) 
  • The plan to ban children under 16 from social media (The Times) 
  • Should smartphones be banned in schools? (Financial Times) 
  • Facebook and Instagram to Offer Subscription for No Ads in Europe (Facebook) 
  • An update on political advertising in the European Union (Google)
  • Facebook’s Algorithms Think a Small English Community Is Up to No Good (Gizmodo)
  • Phony X accounts are meddling in Ghana’s election (Rest of World)
  • Sockpuppet network impersonating Americans and Canadians amplifies pro-Israel narratives on X (DFR Lab)

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

Ctrl-Alt-Speech is the podcast where we make sense of the major debates shaping online speech, platform power, content moderation and the future of the internet. It’s co-hosted by Mike Masnick (Techdirt) and Ben Whitelaw (Everything in Moderation).

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