Writing Some Wrongs

In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:
• Grammarly turned me into an AI editor against my will and I hate it (platformer.news/grammarly-expert-review-reviewed) (Platformer)
• Grammarly has disabled its tool offering generative-AI feedback credited to real writers (engadget.com/ai/grammarly-has-disabled-its-too…) (Engadget)
• Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI ‘Expert Review’ Feature (wired.com/story/grammarly-is-facing-a-class-ac…) (Wired)
• Who’s a Better Writer: A.I. or Humans? Take Our Quiz. (nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/09/business/ai…) (NY Times)
• Molly vs the Machines review – a powerful story of love, loss and the dangers of social media (theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/24/molly-vs-the-…) (Guardian)
• UK: New Molly Russell documentary provides further evidence that social media needs complete redesign (amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/03/uk-new-moll…) (Amnesty International)
• WhatsApp is launching parent-linked accounts for pre-teens (techcrunch.com/2026/03/11/whatsapp-is-launchin…) (TechCrunch)
• Meta urged to boost oversight of fake AI videos (bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjyg0g78vo) (BBC)
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