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Ctrl-Alt-SpeechThe UK Wants Us To Ask Your Age Before You ListenIn this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:a16z-Backed AI Site Civitai Is Mostly Porn, Despite Claiming Otherwise (404 Media)Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People (404 Media)Ofcom head says age checks are ‘really big moment’ for children’s online safety (The Guardian)New online safety rules not 'the end of the conversation', says minister (BBC)Commission’s guidelines for online child safety target platforms of all sizes (Euractiv)I met the sextortion scammers destroying young lives for £1 a day (The Times)“Why me?” On...2025-07-181h 02Ctrl-Alt-SpeechMove Fast and Mistake ThingsIn 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 (X)The cofounder of the viral AI 'cheating' startup Cluely says he only hires people for 2 jobs (Business Insider)Missouri AG: Any AI That Doesn’t Praise Donald Trump Might Be “Consumer Fraud” (No, Really) (Techdirt)Instagram wrongly accuses some users of breaching child sex abuse rules (BBC)Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot praises Adolf Hitler on X (FT)Grok Becomes ‘MechaHitler,’ Twitter Becomes X: How Centralized Tech Is Prone To Fas...2025-07-1147 minCtrl-Alt-SpeechDon't Believe What This Podcast Says About MisinformationIn this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:The Misleading Panic over Misinformation (Cato Institute) Claims that Online Misinformation Fears Are Overblown ‘Radically Understates’ the Scale of the Threat (Byline Times)EU Disinformation Code Takes Effect Amid Censorship Claims and Trade Tensions (Tech Policy Press)Content Moderation Is Not Censorship (Law & Liberty)Asked to think like a paedophile or act suicidal: Workers training Meta's AI in Ireland speak out (The Journal)The Hidden Human Cost of AI Moderation (Jacobin)Brazil rules that social media platforms are respo...2025-07-0453 min
View from the Pulpit with Ben SmithEpisode 18: A Conversation with Mike EversonShow Notes: “View from the Pulpit” Podcast, Episode 18: A Conversation with Mike EversonEpisode Theme: Changes and Challenges of Pastoral MinistryIn this episode of “View from the Pulpit,” host Ben Smith talks with Mike Everson, interim pastor of Morningside Baptist Church, Bainbridge, GA, about the changes he has seen among preachers and the challenges that pastors face today.Key Highlights:The impact of COVID: Everson shares his observations of how the effects of COVID continue to discourage pastors.Discovering and learning how to preach expository preaching: Everson shares how he w...2025-06-231h 04Ctrl-Alt-SpeechOutrage For The MachineIn this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:He’s a Master of Outrage on X. The Pay Isn’t Great. (NY Times)The vulnerable teen drawn into far-right extremism online (Financial Times)X, Bluesky and Reddit in France’s crosshairs amid porn clampdown (Politico)EU sidesteps Macron’s ultimatum to ban social media for kids under 15 (Euractiv)Commission seeks feedback on the guidelines on protection of minors online under the Digital Services Act (European Commission)OnlyFans releases stern statement as it DEACTIVATES Bonnie Blue’s account fo...2025-06-1350 min
The Voices of The VicUdinese reportedly sold & Ranking each Udinese signing | with Cam & MikeAfter the reported news of Udinese being sold to American investors, Cam Smart & Mike Duffy sit down to discuss what this might mean for Watford and then rank the transfers between the 2 clubs since The Pozzo Family took the club over in 2012.
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The Voices of The VicA Look Back on 24/25 | with Ben, Caity, Cam, Joe & MikeMike Duffy is joined by the rest of the gang to look back on their pre season predictions in what usually tends to be a laugh at some way of the mark predictions made by the team before a ball was kicked.
The team also hand out their awards for the season just completed.
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Venture DeclassifiedWhat Makes a Deal Stand Out: Insights from the Venture Screening ProcessIn this lively episode of "Venture Declassified," hosts Mike Kelly, Ben Pidgeon, and Jacob Spock dive deep into their screening processes, offering a backstage pass to how venture capital decisions are made. The episode is a fascinating exploration of how these experts engage with potential portfolio companies, balance efficiency with thoroughness, and deal with the challenges of high-volume deal flow.Jacob, Mike, and Ben begin by sharing their recent experiences at South by Southwest and quickly transition to discussing their week-long schedules. This sets the stage for a detailed conversation about screening potential investments, differentiating between immediate...2025-04-2837 minCtrl-Alt-SpeechRed Pills & Blue ChecksIn this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:4chan is dead. It's Toxic Legacy is everywhere (Wired)Wide-Ranging Decisions Protect Speech and Address Harms (Oversight Board)Meta’s oversight board rebukes company over policy overhaul (Reuters)Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not) (Techdirt)Most young Aussie men are turning to masculinity influencers, and it's impacting their mental health (ABC News)Young Men’s Health in a Digital World (Movember)Teens, Social Media and Mental Health (Pew Research Center)National Scie...2025-04-2553 minCtrl-Alt-SpeechWhy Can't We De-FriendIn this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Failed Negotiations to End Antitrust Case (Wall Street Journal)Mark Zuckerberg once suggested wiping all Facebook friends lists to boost usage (The Verge) Would You Give PornHub Your ID? (The Atlantic) How Social-Media Sites Can Fight Hate Without Censorship (The Atlantic) Facebook Banned Me for Life Because I Help People Use It Less (Slate, 2021)ASML Fellow Launches CLR:SKY (Berkman Klein Center)Block Party deep cleans your social media, notifications, settings, and more in one c...2025-04-1853 min
The Voices of The VicWatford FC Round-Up and Plans for Next Season | With Joe & MikeJoe Thomas is joined by Mike Duffy to give a round up of the past couple of games and talk through who might or might not be here for next season.Follow The Voices of the Vic Podcast:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheVoicesOfTheVicTwitter/X - https://x.com/voicesofthevic?s=21Instagram - https://instagram.com/voicesofthevic?igshid=Nzd2YXZoamd1cDM1TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thevoicesofthevic?_t=8oPOlabBIRN&_r=1Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6LWkbl2NkQbl1nTbBSllOn?si...2025-04-141h 19Venture DeclassifiedThe Role of Secondary Markets in Today's Venture Capital StrategyIn this episode of "Venture Declassified," hosts Ben Pidgeon, Mike Kelly, and Jacob Schpok delve into the intriguing world of secondary markets. They explore how these markets offer a mechanism for current shareholders in privately-held companies to sell their shares to private entities. With a candid approach, the hosts detail how these transactions do not inject new cash into companies but rather enable liquidity for shareholders looking to exit their positions. The conversation is kicked off by Ben explaining the nuances of secondary markets, likening them to purchasing stocks in the public market but with private entities. M...2025-04-1432 minCtrl-Alt-SpeechWorld Wide Wedge IssueIn this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:Zuckerberg Tries to Enlist Trump in Fight Against Meta EU Ruling (WSJ)EU set to limit Apple and Meta fines to avoid ire of Donald Trump (Financial Times)Adolescence hard to watch as a dad, Starmer tells creators (BBC)‘Adolescence’ on Netflix: A painful wake-up call about unregulated internet use for teens (The Conversation)Adolescence hits Netflix's Top 10 Global chart in just three weeks as it reaches over 96MILLION views (Daily Mail)Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent...2025-04-0351 min