I refused to believe this was real at first. What are we doing here. "This wooden influencer set brings roleplay fun to children who love creating content" www.argos.co.uk/product/7628...

Fourth day of conferencing and 30° heat in Turin. Current state:

You can always tell when The Stranglers have been in to return their books.

One half of our Welsh brigade deep in conversation at the final whistle. Ampadu had already gone down the tunnel shaking his head. Not many smiles. But goes to show how far we’ve come this year that that performance isn’t up to scratch. Onto next year #lufc

It is very appropriate that, in the last episode of Ctrl Alt Speech to carry our traditional ‘platform prompt’ opening, Jennifer has given probably the best answer anyone has ever given to date Maybe we shouldn’t retire it after all @masnick.com?

New Ctrl-Alt-Speech with guest host @granick.bsky.social: Message in a Bottleneck. This week, we talk about the various bottlenecks and chokepoints on the internet: payment processors, app stores... some gov't regulators. podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...

Bending the LLMs: open.substack.com/pub/endhitz/... (via LinkedIn…)

If you think the Premier League is dramatic this year, get a load of the Trophy of Champions, the finale of traditional Camargue bull racing. And the best bit: no VAR.

It has taken a mere fortnight of being away from co-hosting duties for @masnick.com to flagrantly disavow my authority in yet another great episode with a brilliant guest host. Go listen!

If you're interested in tech policy, trust and safety, and election integrity — this bundle is for you. @katieharbath.bsky.social and @benwhitelaw.bsky.social are two of *the best* globally and I'm thrilled that they're offering a free bundle via @trustfnd.com

@katieharbath.bsky.social and I found that we have many mutual subscribers to our newsletters (@eimdotco.bsky.social and Anchor Change) and that they value how differently we cover tech policy and T&S. So we found a way to sign up for both in one go. Fill yer boots! trustfnd.com/katieharbath...

Not sure how @masnick.com will take this Ctrl-Alt-Speech review but "funny in a dad joke kind of way" has been my modus operandi since the age of 12. Nice to see all the work finally paying off.

Good morning and goddamn it's a beautiful day iandunt.substack.com/p/orban-defe...

Everyone knows that if old Twitter did this, Elon and Nikita would be screaming about censorship, right? And all the fanboys would agree. (Also, this is yet another reason why having actual trust & safety people is helpful, even though Elon falsely claimed their only job is to "censor" people).

It’s the most FT thing in the world to describe the manosphere as a market failure but it somehow doesn’t detract from this very good piece as.ft.com/r/c3d11403-b...

With @masnick.com on international duty, I led the line in this week’s Ctrl-Alt-Speech and was given excellent supply from both flanks by Twitch’s Fadzai Madzingira. We pressed high on teen usage of character chatbots and Greek social media bans. Tune in! podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...

Here is the syllabus from the most recent iteration of my Stanford Law School class on platform regulation. docs.google.com/document/d/1... 1/

I’m not saying lawmakers pretend regulating online speech is easy. But this week’s Ctrl-Alt-Speech with @masnick.com is a reminder not to trust any elected official who does. www.buzzsprout.com/2315966/epis...

I’m not saying lawmakers pretend regulating online speech is easy. But this week’s Ctrl-Alt-Speech with @masnick.com is a reminder not to trust any elected official who does. www.buzzsprout.com/2315966/epis...

The sweet, sweet irony of a US federal judge calling the US administration ‘Orwellian’ for attempting to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk. Perfection. as.ft.com/r/cd800700-0...

Apple rolled out UK age checks in this week’s update. Whether you think that’s good or bad, surely it merits mention in update notes? I’m in the UK and this is what I see before updating

This week's Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Money For Nothing & Clicks for a Fee podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis... This week, @benwhitelaw.bsky.social and I talk about the impact of prediction markets on journalism, and how it's distorting truth more than helping reveal it.

Our latest episode went places....

This musing in @benwhitelaw.bsky.social’s weekly newsletter brings to mind a scenario someone recently noted: we’re building legal mechanisms whereby, for example, RFK Jr gets to decree what is health information, what is not, where it can be read, where it must be taken down, and who can read it.

At one point during the newly released Ctrl-Alt-Speech podcast, I say "Don't make me advocate for the downfall of capitalism, @masnick.com" and, frankly, that says a lot about our conversation this week. Have a listen. podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...

The messy relationship between the media and how companies do Trust & Safety has fascinated me since working in early 2010 newsrooms. So I enjoyed going deeper into with @masnick.com in special episode of Ctrl-Alt-Speech — The (Content Moderation) Eras Tour (apologies to all Tay-Tay fans) [1/x]

One last challenge, Sharon.. #lufc

These are the questions.

The messy relationship between the media and how companies do Trust & Safety has fascinated me since working in early 2010 newsrooms. So I enjoyed going deeper into with @masnick.com in special episode of Ctrl-Alt-Speech — The (Content Moderation) Eras Tour (apologies to all Tay-Tay fans) [1/x]

Also @techdirt.com is announcing we're NOT teaming up with any prediction markets, because why?

“Just because you are outside of your home doesn’t mean you have consented to having a random bozo collect your face and your name, the latter of which can enable them to search for your digital presence or even home address. The act of existing in public should not carry those risks.”

It will forever be a point of professional pride that Ctrl-Alt-Speech beat Hard Fork to announcing the news of @caseynewton.bsky.social’s engagement. Scooping the scoop machine. Have a listen podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...

I've been traveling, so I missed yet another Ctrl-Alt-Speech this week, but @benwhitelaw.bsky.social secretly replaced me with @caseynewton.bsky.social and I don't think anyone could tell the difference... podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...

“A subscription to news outlets doesn’t just have to provide access to journalism, it can feature participation in journalism.” 👏👏👏 @techdirt.com’s @karlbode.com notes that online comment sections can actually help bring new life to a news organization.

*chef's kiss*

The consensus I'm getting from nearly everyone I speak to – with the notable exception of Spurs fans – is that Spurs going down would be the shot in the arm the country needs at this difficult moment #lufc

I had a great time talking the latest tech policy news with Ben, including some deep cuts on meta political ads during Hungary’s parliamentary election and a new report on debanking from @publicpubics.bsky.social and @internetmaggie.com

Come for the 2000s pop rock episode title, stay for @blakeplease.bsky.social’s razor sharp insights and American eagle impression. This week’s Ctrl-Alt-Speech is live! podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...

The social media ban brigade won’t like this one

‘Open digital sovereignty’ has the vibe of a couple insisting they’re ‘taking space’, right before a messy breakup. as.ft.com/r/21a7dcc7-f...

Oh cool- @signal.org just added a feature that was part of my PhD dissertation: pinned messages in online groups signal.org/blog/pinned-...

Bit of a stonking week in podcast listening: * @benwhitelaw.bsky.social and @masnick.com on the return of comments * Ezra Klein, Cory Doctorow and Tim Wu on the internet we ended up with * @arusbridger.bsky.social and @lionelbarber.bsky.social interviewing @eliothiggins.bsky.social. Links here:

The number eight at Bramall Lane that #LUFC should consider buying is, ironically, not the one we’ve been linked to for the last two years.

New Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Think Globally, Stack Locally with guest host @kkomaitis.bsky.social! podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis... This week we start with a stack of TikTok stories: new ownership, unnecessary ToS freakout, unnecessary moderation freakout, but also some actual concerns.

I spoke with WIRED about the risks online age verification present, especially under the threat of an administration that will do anything in their power to surveil, oppress, and kill us. www.wired.com/story/age-ve...

You never know what’s going to happen in the comments. Here, over a decade ago, a commenter on a Times of London article bore their soul, and other commenters showed up for them. @benwhitelaw.bsky.social l says, “I believe in the comments, and I think they have a future.”

A woman on my commuter train just squeezed herself onto a busy carriage, shouted ‘who dares wins!’ at the people standing on the platform and laughed maniacally and that’s why I love this city

News site comment sections can be oases of public discourse because newsrooms are invested in quality. Encouraging to read they may be having a renaissance according to @benwhitelaw.bsky.social who shares lessons from moderating comments at the Times of London. newpublic.substack.com/p/why-newsro...

My Stoop Inbox account — which I used for managing newsletters — wasn't updating. So I emailed the team and it turns out it's been closed down :( Any suggestions for apps to read/categorise/search newsletters? Is @feedly.com good for that now?