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Ctrl-Alt-SpeechBlunder from Down UnderIn this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike is joined by guest host Riana Pfefferkorn, a Policy Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human Centered AI. They cover:Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation (Reuters)Social media ban for children to be introduced this year, but age limit undetermined (ABC)ASIO director-general Mike Burgess issues warning to big tech companies they may soon be forced to unlock encrypted chats (ABC)Utah Social Media Restrictions Likely Violate First Amendment, Judge Rules (Media Post)Nearly 40 states back surgeon...2024-09-1454 min
Moderated ContentMC Weekly Update: Elon Musk JD Program False Advertising UnitStanford’s Evelyn Douek and Alex Stamos weigh in on the latest online trust and safety news and developments:Stanford Internet Observatory Research Scholar Riana Pfefferkorn joins the show to discuss the latest developments in child safety policy on Capitol Hill. The EARN IT Act and STOP CSAM Act were officially introduced with civil liberties and online privacy advocates raising concerns. - Joe Mullin/ Electronic Frontier Foundation, Sophia Cope, Andrew Crocker, Mario Trujillo/ Electronic Frontier FoundationThe EARN IT Act would remove websites' immunity from civil lawsuits and state criminal charges stemming from child sex abuse material (CSAM) on the...2023-04-2444 min