The Internet is (Still) for Porn, with Yoel Roth
The Internet is (Still) for Porn, with Yoel Roth  
Podcast: Ctrl-Alt-Speech
Published On: Fri Jun 07 2024
Description: In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike is joined by guest host Yoel Roth, former head of trust & safety at Twitter and now head of trust & safety at Match Group. Together they cover:X tweaks rules to formally allow adult content (TechCrunch)Temu joins Shein in facing stricter regulation in the EU (The Verge)Facebook’s Taylor Swift Fan Pages Taken Over by Animal Abuse, Porn, and Scams (404 Media)Post-January 6th deplatforming reduced the reach of misinformation on Twitter (Nature)Misunderstanding the harms of online misinformation (Nature)Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War (NY Times)Twitch terminates all members of its Safety Advisory Council (CNBC) This episode is brought to you with financial support from the Future of Online Trust & Safety Fund. Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast from Techdirt and Everything in Moderation. Send us your feedback at podcast@ctrlaltspeech.com and sponsorship enquiries to sponsorship@ctrlaltspeech.com. Thanks for listening.