Backing off DEI w/ Stefan Padfield

About this episode

The episode discusses Microsoft's European Security Program and its implications for online speech and censorship.

On Today’s Episode – In June, Microsoft launched its European Security Program (ESP) that, among other things, aims to expand cybercrime reporting within partnered countries by putting “AI at the center.” ESP, which Microsoft is providing to European governments free of charge, includes collaboration with Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre and the CyberPeace Institute, which reference combatting “online hate speech” and “harmful content” online as parts of their respective missions. At today’s Microsoft annual shareholder meeting , FEP Executive Director Stefan Padfield  will explain to shareholders how ESP could be used to facilitate censorship of legitimate speech:   https://nationalcenter.org/ncppr/2025/12/08/cvs-breaks-free-from-hrc-after-fep-activism/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Stefan Padfield

Topics covered

• cybercrime
• censorship
• AI
• online hate speech
• Microsoft Security Program

Keywords

• Microsoft
• cybercrime
• AI
• censorship
• online hate speech
• European Security Program

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft, Europol, CyberPeace Institute, FEP, National Center

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