Age Old Questions

About this episode

Mike and Ben discuss the latest news in online speech, content moderation, and internet regulation.

In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover: It's official: Australia's teen social media ban isn't working, yet (Crikey)Social Media Minimum Age - Compliance update (eSafety Commision)Blunder from Down Under (Ctrl-Alt-Speech)April 3 could create a dangerous gap in child safety across Europe (Thorn)Commissioners pile pressure on Parliament to pass child sexual abuse bill (POLITICO)Weeks After Denouncing Government...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Masnick, Ben Whitelaw

Topics covered

• online speech
• content moderation
• internet regulation
• child safety
• social media
• legislation

Keywords

• Australia
• social media ban
• child safety
• content moderation
• internet regulation
• eSafety Commission
• child sexual abuse bill

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australia, Crikey, eSafety Commission, Thorn, POLITICO

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