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Dec 11, 2025 1 hr 3 min

Censors & Sensibility

from Ctrl-Alt-Speech Hosted by Mike Masnick & Ben Whitelaw

In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover: Resonant Computing Manifesto Support Techdirt’s Uncompromising Coverage, Get Our First Commemorative Coin (Techdirt) US Ambassador Slams EU Tech Rules as Musk’s X Hit With Fine (Bloomberg) Why the X fine is causing so much transatlantic drama (Politico) Tech workers face new H1-B scrutiny as Trump targets ‘censorship’ (Washington Post) H1-B visa advice (LinkedIn - Alice Hunsberger) Australian leader defends social media ban as teens flaunt workarounds (Reuters) Age restrictions alone won't keep children safe online (Unicef) Focus must be on making social media safe for children as Australia brings in ban (Save The Children) Operation Bluebird tries to reclaim Twitter (LinkedIn) This episode is brought to you by our sponsor CCIA, an international, not-for-profit trade association representing a broad cross section of communications and technology firms and that promotes open markets, open systems, and open networks. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Bluesky. 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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In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover: Resonant Computing Manifesto Support Techdirt’s Uncompromising Coverage, Get Our First Commemorative Coin (Techdirt)US Ambassador Slams EU Tech Rules as Musk’s X Hit With Fine (Bloomberg)Why the X fine is causing so much transatlantic drama (Politico)Tech workers face new H1-B scrutiny as Trump targets ‘censorship’ (Washington Post)H1-B visa advice (LinkedIn - Alic...

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