The Human Element in the Room

About this episode

Mike Masnick and Ari Cohn discuss recent developments in online speech and content moderation, including legal actions against AI chatbots and the effectiveness of online age checks.

In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike is joined by First Amendment lawyer Ari Cohn. Together they discuss: Pennsylvania sues AI chatbot as state lawmakers wrestle with stricter regulations (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)Children are drawing moustaches on their faces to fool online age checks - and it's working (Euronews)The Online Safety Act: Are children safer online? (Internet Matters)Utah first state to hold websites liable...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Masnick, Ben Whitelaw

Guest: Ari Cohn

Topics covered

• online speech
• content moderation
• internet regulation
• AI chatbot
• age checks
• Online Safety Act

Keywords

• AI chatbot
• content moderation
• online safety
• age verification
• Pennsylvania lawsuit
• Utah regulations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Euronews, Internet Matters

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