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Age Against the Machine
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Age Against the Machine
Apr 30, 2026
Season 1
Episode 101
Mike Masnick & Jess Miers
In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike is joined by Jess Miers, law professor at University of Akron School of Law. Together, they discuss:
- AI Chatbots: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman apologizes to Canadian community after failing to flag mass shooter’s conversations with its AI chatbot (CNN)
- OpenAI And Sam Altman Could Face Dozens More Lawsuits Over School Shooting In British Columbia, Lawyer Says (Forbes)
- Manitoba premier addresses province’s plan to ban youth from social media, AI chatbots (CTV News)
- Turkey Passes Legislation Barring Children Under 15 From Social Media (NY Times)
- How YouTube Took Over the American Classroom (WSJ)
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