# Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Cupertino d’État

> Source: <https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/12/ctrl-alt-speech-cupertino-detat/>
> Published: 2026-06-12 20:07:28+00:00

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# Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Cupertino d’État

### from the *ctrl-alt-speech* dept

[Ctrl-Alt-Speech](https://ctrlaltspeech.com/) is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and [Everything in Moderation](https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/)‘s Ben Whitelaw.

**Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed.**

**To get extended episodes with additional coverage,**

[support us on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/CtrlAltSpeech).In this week’s episode, Mike and Ben cover:

[Tech bosses threatened with prison if they fail to protect children](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/technology-uk/article/tech-prison-children-phones-social-media-nudity-976vjwt22)(The Times)[Apple and Google given three months to ban nude images on children’s devices](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly752ydjw6o)(BBC News)[Keir Starmer’s social media ban for under-16s could backfire, experts warn](https://www.opendemocracy.net/keir-starmers-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-could-backfire-experts-warn/)(OpenDemocracy)[Apple previews new child safety features](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/06/apple-previews-new-child-safety-features/)(Apple)[Apple’s WWDC keynote was very different, but this will be the new normal](https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/09/apples-wwdc-keynote-was-very-different-but-this-will-be-the-new-normal/)(9to5mac)[Ottawa introduces bill to restrict social media for teens, regulate AI chatbots](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-safe-social-media-act-teenagers/)(Globe and Mail)[Australia builds enforcement layer behind age assurance laws](https://www.biometricupdate.com/202606/australia-builds-enforcement-layer-behind-age-assurance-laws)(Biometric Update)[NCAC Welcomes Meta Oversight Board’s New Account Recommendations](https://ncac.org/news/ncac-meta-oversight-board-account-recommendations)(NCAC)

And in the extended episode for [Patreon supporters](https://www.patreon.com/CtrlAltSpeech), they cover:

[Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5](https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-fable-5-mythos-5)(Anthropic)[Microsoft restricts Claude Fable for employees over data retention concern](https://www.theverge.com/report/947575/microsoft-claude-fable-5-restricted-internally)(The Verge)[The Rise of the Compliant Speech Platform](https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-rise-of-the-compliant-speech-platform)(Lawfare)[Policy on the AI Exponential](https://darioamodei.com/post/policy-on-the-ai-exponential)(Dario Amodei)

Our fun links this week are the [7-0 World Cup game](https://7-0-game.com/) (Ben) and [Chipotlai Max](https://github.com/cyberpapiii/chipotlai-max) (Mike).

*Ctrl-Alt-Speech* is the podcast where we make sense of the major debates shaping online speech, platform power, content moderation and the future of the internet. It’s co-hosted by Mike Masnick ([Techdirt](https://www.techdirt.com/)) and Ben Whitelaw ([Everything in Moderation](https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/)).

If you’re already a Patreon supporter, you can[ get the extended episode on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/collection/2176497?view=condensed).

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