Locate Your Nearest X-it

In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover: Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia follows The Guardian in quitting Elon Musk’s X due to disinformation and ‘disturbing content’ (Fortune) Bluesky attracts millions as users leave Musk's X after Trump win (Reuters) Advertisers set to return to X as they seek favour with Elon Musk and Donald Trump (Financial Times) The plan to ban children under 16 from social media (The Times) Should smartphones be banned in schools? (Financial Times) Facebook and Instagram to Offer Subscription for No Ads in Europe (Facebook) An update on political advertising in the European Union (Google) Facebook’s Algorithms Think a Small English Community Is Up to No Good (Gizmodo) Phony X accounts are meddling in Ghana’s election (Rest of World) Sockpuppet network impersonating Americans and Canadians amplifies pro-Israel narratives on X (DFR Lab) This episode is brought to you with financial support from the Future of Online Trust & Safety Fund. 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).