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Mike Masnick & Ben Whitelaw
Ctrl-Alt-Speech
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly news podcast co-created by Techdirt’s Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation’s Ben Whitelaw. Each episode looks at the latest news in online speech, covering issues regarding trust & safety, content moderation, regulation, court rulings, new services & technology, and more.The podcast regularly features expert guests with experience in the trust & safety/online speech worlds, discussing the ins and outs of the news that week and what it may mean for the industry. Each episode takes a deep dive into one or two key stories, and includes a quicker...
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Ratings & Reviews
4.8 stars from 17 ratings
Great show
Always interesting topics that are very relevant. Can wait for this one each week. Keep up the great work!
TG Book via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/08/24
All the info without the chatter
This podcast is essential listening for anyone who wants to know more about content moderation and speech online and ALSO is sick and tired of uninformed takes (*cough* Twitter Files discourse *cough*). Plus, Ben and Mike talk with expert practitioners who help you stay up to date with new...Read full review »
TSFinBalboa via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/31/24
Critical speech
Only two episodes in but I’m hooked. Ben and Mike provide authoritative opinions on the free speech issues of the week. I confess I have loved TechDirt for a few years now, so I was fairly sure I would enjoy this. I haven’t been disappointed. If you care about speech issues in the USA and around...Read full review »
GregW_random_hash via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/30/24
Recent Episodes
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover: Schools Were Just Supposed To Block Porn. Instead They Sabotaged Homework and Censored Suicide Prevention Sites (The Markup)New Tools to Help Protect Against Sextortion and...
Published 04/19/24
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Ben is joined by guest host Alice Hunsberger, VP of Trust and Safety and Content Moderation at Partnerhero and former Global Head of Customer Experience at Grindr. Together they...
Published 04/12/24
Published 04/12/24
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