Generous to a Default

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In this week's episode, Mike and Ben cover:
• New 13+ Content Settings for Teen Accounts Expanding Globally on Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger (about.fb.com/news/2026/06/new-13-plus-content-…) (Meta)
• Meta Expands Safety Features for Teenagers (nytimes.com/2026/06/02/technology/meta-safety-…) (New York Times)
• Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts (krebsonsecurity.com/2026/06/hackers-used-metas…) (Krebs on Security)
• Everyone In This LEGO Dispute Should Have Spoken To A Lawyer Earlier Than They Did (techdirt.com/2026/06/02/everyone-in-this-lego-…) (Techdirt)
• Can you go 82-0? (82-0.com) (82-0)
• My toddler’s version of a silent disco (instagram.com/reel/DY7cp4yPWZV/?igsh=MmprYXZhc…) (Instagram)
And in the extended episode for Patreon supporters (patreon.com/CtrlAltSpeech), they cover:
• Enshittification, Despotification, and the Open Internet (liberalism.org/p/enshittification-despotificat…) (Liberalism)
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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 (techdirt.com)) and Ben Whitelaw (Everything in Moderation (everythinginmoderation.co)).