Do You Really Want the Government in Your DMs?

In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:Commission opens formal proceedings against Meta under the Digital Services Act related to the protection of minors on Facebook and Instagram (European Commission)Meta, TikTok, other platforms told to expect EU guidelines soon on child protection, age verification (MLex)Got a text that you think is a scam? S’pore’s new centre to fight online harms can help verify it (Straits Times)Bipartisan Bill To Repeal Section 230 Defended In Facts-Optional Op-Ed (Techdirt)Indian journalists turned to YouTube to dodge Modi’s censorship. Some of their channels are now being blocked (Reuters Institute for Journalism)She was accused of faking an incriminating video of teenage cheerleaders. She was arrested, outcast and condemned. The problem? Nothing was fake after all (The Guardian)Commission services sign administrative arrangement with Ofcom to support the enforcement of social media regulations (Pub Affairs Bruxelles)Singapore’s proposed online safety laws look like more censorship in disguise (Rest of World)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).