Outrage For The Machine

In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:
• He’s a Master of Outrage on X. The Pay Isn’t Great (nytimes.com/2025/06/06/technology/x-right-wing…). (NY Times)
• The vulnerable teen drawn into far-right extremism online (ft.com/content/ae028797-f4e5-441e-909c-195bb35…) (Financial Times)
• X, Bluesky and Reddit in France’s crosshairs amid porn clampdown (politico.eu/article/x-bluesky-reddit-france-cr…) (Politico)
• EU sidesteps Macron’s ultimatum to ban social media for kids under 15 (euractiv.com/section/tech/news/eu-sidesteps-ma…) (Euractiv)
• Commission seeks feedback on the guidelines on protection of minors online under the Digital Services Act (digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/commi…) (European Commission)
• OnlyFans releases stern statement as it DEACTIVATES Bonnie Blue’s account for defiant reason (thetab.com/2025/06/10/onlyfans-releases-stern-…) (The Tab)
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 (techdirt.com)) and Ben Whitelaw (Everything in Moderation (everythinginmoderation.co)).