Ctrl-Alt-Speech
Hosted by Ben and Mike · Mike Masnick & Ben Whitelaw
4.9from 109 ratings
- 125
- Episodes
- 111
- Transcribed
- 109
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About 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. Follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ctrlaltspeech), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@CtrlAltSpeech), and Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/ctrlaltspeech.com). 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.
- Publisher
- Mike Masnick & Ben Whitelaw
- Category
- business · news · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Mar 2024
- Latest episode
- 2 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
111 of 125 episodes have a transcript.
2 Oct 2026
Going to the Ballot Bot
25 Sept 2026
Some Assembly Required
18 Sept 2026
No Child Left Online
Inside a recent episode
Duty of Careful What You Wish For
Published 11 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I think that has maybe only continued. But that also means that there's sort of an ongoing work in progress case study that we can look at and observe globally. their efforts in progress and see, well, you know, look, maybe I'm wrong and maybe they will one day magically be successful. We've certainly talked about their leading the world and banning social media in some form for those under 16, which I would argue has been a pretty dismal failure. And they're sort of, instead of maybe going back and looking at why that was a bad idea, they're just sort of charging forward and saying, and the next thing. […]
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- Katie Harbath
- Chris Messina
- Kat Duffy
- Zoe Darme
- Dan Hays
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 63 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 46 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100
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- Quality
- 83
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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Ben and Mike host the show. Published by Mike Masnick & Ben Whitelaw.
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