Zuck and Cover

In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover: Here's why Meta ended fact-checking, according to experts (ABC News) Meta Follows Elon Musk’s Lead, Moves Staffers to Billionaire-Friendly Texas (Wired) Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral” (The Intercept) Trust & Safety is how platforms put values into action (T&S Insider from Everything in Moderation) Nadler Releases Democratic Staff Report on Republicans' Deluded Theory to Undermine Free Speech (House Committee on the Judiciary) EU vows to 'energetically' pursue X probe under Digital rulebook (Bloomberg) Twitter Briefly Blocked The NY Post, Elon Cried Foul. Now He’s Doing Far Worse (Techdirt) The Great Decentralization (Noema Mag) If you’re in London on Thursday 30th January, join Ben, Mark Scott (Digital Politics) and Georgia Iacovou (Horrific/Terrific) for an evening of tech policy, discussion and drinks. Register your interest. 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).