Why Can't We De-Friend

In 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 click
• Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media (The Guardian)
• OpenAI is building a social network (The Verge)

This episode is brought to you with financial support from the Future of Online Trust & Safety Fund.

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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).