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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Should Speech Cost A GARM And A Leg?
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw.
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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:
- Bluesky adds BestNetTech founder Mike Masnick to its board (TechCrunch)
- X, Owned by Elon Musk, Brings Antitrust Suit Accusing Advertisers of a Boycott (New York Times)
- WFA Shutters GARM, X Antitrust Suit Cited (MediaPost)
- UK faces resistance from X over taking down disinformation during riots (Financial Times)
- Open letter to UK online service providers (Ofcom)
- Google and Meta struck secret ads deal to target teenagers (Financial Times)
- Turkey blocks access to Instagram for failure to comply with laws (Reuters)
- Harry and Meghan discuss ‘protecting’ their children (BBC)
- The Many Reasons Why NCMEC’s Board Is Failing Its Mission, From A NCMEC Insider (Techdirt)
This episode is brought to you with financial support from the Future of Online Trust & Safety Fund.
Filed Under: elon musk, garm, ncmec, turkey, uk
Companies: bluesky, google, instagram, meta, twitter, x
Comments on “Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Should Speech Cost A GARM And A Leg?”
Magic bullet
The magic bullet is to massively tax billionaires and prevent their companies from becoming quasi-monopolies, to reduce their political influence. Unfortunately US politics was captured long ago.