Blunder from Down Under
Update: 2024-09-13
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In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike is joined by guest host Riana Pfefferkorn, a Policy Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human Centered AI. They cover:
- Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation (Reuters)
- Social media ban for children to be introduced this year, but age limit undetermined (ABC)
- ASIO director-general Mike Burgess issues warning to big tech companies they may soon be forced to unlock encrypted chats (ABC)
- Utah Social Media Restrictions Likely Violate First Amendment, Judge Rules (Media Post)
- Nearly 40 states back surgeon general’s social media warning labels (The Verge)
- How TikTokers think about misinformation (Washington Post)
- Meta, TikTok, and Snap pledge to participate in program to combat suicide and self-harm content (TechCrunch)
This episode is brought to you with financial support from the Future of Online Trust & Safety Fund.
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast from Techdirt and Everything in Moderation. Send us your feedback at podcast@ctrlaltspeech.com and sponsorship enquiries to sponsorship@ctrlaltspeech.com. Thanks for listening.
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