Generous to a Default

Become a Ctrl-Alt-Speech supporter to get extended episodes of the podcast plus the chance to submit stories for us to cover. In this week's episode, Mike and Ben cover: New 13+ Content Settings for Teen Accounts Expanding Globally on Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger (Meta) Meta Expands Safety Features for Teenagers (New York Times) Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts (Krebs on Security) Everyone In This LEGO Dispute Should Have Spoken To A Lawyer Earlier Than They Did (Techdirt) Can you go 82-0? (82-0) My toddler’s version of a silent disco (Instagram) And in the extended episode for Patreon supporters, they cover: Enshittification, Despotification, and the Open Internet (Liberalism) If you’re already a Patreon supporter, you can get the extended episode on Patreon. 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).