From 'Free Speech' To 'Flag This'

Ctrl-Alt-Speech

Ctrl-Alt-Speech
From 'Free Speech' To 'Flag This'
Sep 18, 2025 Season 1 Episode 72
Mike Masnick & Ben Whitelaw

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

  • How platforms are responding to the Charlie Kirk shooting (The Verge)
  • Bluesky Issues Warning to Any Users Celebrating Charlie Kirk Assassination (Newsweek)
  • Right-Wing Activists Are Targeting People for Allegedly Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Death (Wired)
  • Charlie Kirk Was Shot and Killed in a Post-Content-Moderation World (Wired)
  • Has Britain Gone Too Far With Its Digital Controls? (New York Times)
  • The Censorship Alarm Is Ringing in the Wrong Direction (Public Knowledge)
  • We now know who the new owners of TikTok will be - if Trump gets his deal done with Xi (CNN)
  • Nepal’s Social Media Ban Backfires as Politics Moves to a Chat Room (New York Times)

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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