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 
• Support Techdirt’s Uncompromising Coverage, Get Our First Commemorative Coin (Techdirt)
• US Ambassador Slams EU Tech Rules as Musk’s X Hit With Fine (Bloomberg)
• Why the X fine is causing so much transatlantic drama (Politico)
• Tech workers face new H1-B scrutiny as Trump targets ‘censorship’ (Washington Post)
• H1-B visa advice (LinkedIn - Alice Hunsberger)
• Australian leader defends social media ban as teens flaunt workarounds (Reuters)
• Age restrictions alone won't keep children safe online (Unicef)
• Focus must be on making social media safe for children as Australia brings in ban (Save The Children)
• Operation Bluebird tries to reclaim Twitter (LinkedIn)

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech is the podcast where we make sense of the major debates shaping online speech, platform power, content moderation and the future of the internet. It’s co-hosted by Mike Masnick (Techdirt) and Ben Whitelaw (Everything in Moderation).