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How The Online Regulators Stole Christmas

53 min • 20 december 2024

In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:

Social media platforms have work to do to comply with Online Safety Act, says Ofcom (The Guardian)
LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced) (LFGSS)
The GamingOnLinux Forum is shutting (GamingOnLinux)
Australia leads the world in setting new standards for online child safety (eSafety Commission)
How will Australia's under-16 social media ban work? We asked the law's enforcer (NPR)
Fentanyl Almost Killed Michael Brewer. Now He Wants Snap to Pay (Bloomberg)
Telegram Moderation Overview (Telegram)
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok ban (CNBC)

This episode is brought to you with financial support from the Future of Online Trust & Safety Fund. While Online Regulators may have stolen Christmas, Ctrl-Alt-Speech is going to try to take a short holiday break and will return in early January.

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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