Ctrl-Alt-Speech
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly news podcast co-created by Techdirt’s Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation’s Ben Whitelaw. Each episode looks at the latest news in online speech, covering issues regarding trust & safety, content moderation, regulation, court rulings, new services & technology, and more.
The podcast regularly features expert guests with experience in the trust & safety/online speech worlds, discussing the ins and outs of the news that week and what it may mean for the industry. Each episode takes a deep dive into one or two key stories, and includes a quicker roundup of other important news. It's a must-listen for trust & safety professionals, and anyone interested in issues surrounding online speech.
If your company or organization is interested in sponsoring Ctrl-Alt-Speech and joining us for a sponsored interview, visit ctrlaltspeech.com for more information.
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is produced with financial support from the Future of Online Trust & Safety Fund, a fiscally-sponsored multi-donor fund at Global Impact that supports charitable activities to build a more robust, capable, and inclusive Trust and Safety ecosystem and field.
Episodes
87 episodes
Spotlight: Five Years of the Oversight Board, from Experiment to Essential Institution
In this sponsored Spotlight episode of Ctrl-Alt-Speech, host Ben Whitelaw talks to Oversight Board co-chair Paolo Carozza (Professor of Law and Concurrent Professor at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana) and Board member Julie Owono (Executi...
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Episode 86
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35:31
Making Our 2026 Bingo Card
In the first Ctrl-Alt-Speech episode of 2026, Mike and Ben look forward at the year ahead and begin building a bingo card of things that might happen. They discuss a short list of possible squares, ask for listeners to contribute more ideas, an...
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Episode 85
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44:33
Have Yourself a Very Meta Christmas
In the last Ctrl-Alt-Speech of the year, Mike and Ben round up the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation with the following stories:
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Episode 84
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53:46
Censors & Sensibility
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:Resonant Computing Manifesto
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Episode 83
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1:03:52
Stuck in the Middleware with Youth
In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Ben is joined by Vaishnavi J, former head of youth policy at Meta and founder and principal of Vyanams Strategies, a product advisory firm t...
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Episode 82
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46:23
Spotlight: Building Better CSAM Detection with Resolver’s George Vlasto
In this sponsored Spotlight episode of Ctrl-Alt-Speech, host Ben Whitelaw speaks with George Vlasto, head of the Trust & Safety division at Resolver, as the organisation marks its 20th anniversary. Th...
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Episode 81
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34:08
You Can't Antitrust Anyone These Days
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:
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Episode 80
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53:01
Deviation from the Teen
In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Ben is joined by Kenji Yoshino, who has the excellent title of Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York Univers...
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Episode 79
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56:40
New Blocks On The Kids
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:It’s Cool to H...
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Episode 78
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59:47
Chat Bot Your Tongue?
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:Character.AI is banning minors fro...
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Episode 77
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53:06
A Tale of Two Internets
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:Wikipedia Volunteers ...
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Episode 76
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1:02:08
Rated R for Ridiculous
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:Sam Altman says O...
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Episode 75
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53:35
With Great Platforms Come Great Responsibility
In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Ben is joined by Thomas Hughes, CEO of Appeals Centre Europe and former Director at the Oversigh...
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Episode 74
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49:35
Moderating is Such Sweet Sorrow
In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike is joined by Dave Willner, founder of Zentropi, and long-time trust & safety expert who worked at Facebook, AirBnB, and OpenAI in T...
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Episode 73
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54:49
From 'Free Speech' To 'Flag This'
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:How platf...
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Episode 72
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52:21
It's a Banned, Banned, Banned, Banned World
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:
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Episode 71
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53:35
The Haidt of Hypocrisy
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:
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Episode 70
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52:22
You Asked, We Answered
This is the second of our special episodes for the month of August. Last time, we talked a bit about the past and future of Ctrl-Alt-Speec...
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Episode 69
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50:21
What's Next for Ctrl-Alt-Speech
We're taking a little break from our regular weekly news roundups this month, but we've got a couple special episodes lined up in the mean time, starting with a conversation all about the past and future of Ctrl-Alt-Speech. This week, Mike and ...
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Episode 68
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37:06
Live at TrustCon 2025
Our second annual live at TrustCon recording of Ctrl-Alt-Speech! Ben was unable to make the trip halfway around the world, but Mike was joined by trust & safety influencer Alice Hunsberger from Musubi and Ashken Kazaryan, a Senior Legal Fel...
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Episode 67
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1:09:13
The UK Wants Us To Ask Your Age Before You Listen
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:a16...
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Episode 66
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1:02:24
Move Fast and Mistake Things
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:Jack Cable calls out Cluely over bogus DMCA
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Episode 65
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47:32
Don't Believe What This Podcast Says About Misinformation
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 ove...
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Episode 64
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53:59