In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover: The Misleading Panic over Misinformation (Cato Institute) Claims that Online Misinformation Fears Are Overblown ‘Radically Understates’ the Scale of the Threat (Byline Times) EU Disinformation Code Takes Effect Amid Censorship Claims and Trade Tensions (Tech Policy Press) Content Moderation Is Not Censorship (Law & Liberty) Asked to think like a paedophile or act suicidal: Workers training Meta's AI in Ireland speak out (The Journal) The Hidden Human Cost of AI Moderation (Jacobin) Brazil rules that social media platforms are responsible for users’ posts (Rest of World) X opens up to Community Notes written by AI bots (The Verge) 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
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