Look What The Chat Dragged In
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:
The group chats that changed America (Semafor)
Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy Is Done. Powerful Conservatives Are Listening (New York Times)
Meta faces Ghana lawsuits over impact of extreme content on moderators (The Guardian)
Social media moderators’ lives are getting worse. Big Tech needs to take responsibility (The Bureau of Investigative Journalism)
Meta’s ‘Digital Companions’ Will Talk Sex With Users—Even Children (Wall Street Journal)
Kids should avoid AI companion…
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