World Wide Wedge Issue

In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:

• Zuckerberg Tries to Enlist Trump in Fight Against Meta EU Ruling (WSJ)
• EU set to limit Apple and Meta fines to avoid ire of Donald Trump (Financial Times)
• Adolescence hard to watch as a dad, Starmer tells creators (BBC)
• ‘Adolescence’ on Netflix: A painful wake-up call about unregulated internet use for teens (The Conversation)
• Adolescence hits Netflix's Top 10 Global chart in just three weeks as it reaches over 96MILLION views (Daily Mail)
• Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral (NY Times)
• ESPN’s Pat McAfee and others amplified a false rumor. A teenager’s life was ‘destroyed’ (NY Times)
• Myanmar’s Internet Censorship Limits Information About Quake (NY Times)

This episode is brought to you with financial support from the Future of Online Trust & Safety Fund, and by our sponsor Internet Society, a global nonprofit that advocates for an open, globally connected, secure and trustworthy Internet for everyone. In our Bonus Chat, Internet Society’s Natalie Campbell talks about issues around US leadership on digital trade and an open internet, related to a letter the Internet Society sent this week to the US Trade Representative.

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