# Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Sell Me Lies, Sell Me Sweet Meta Lies

> Source: <https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/10/ctrl-alt-speech-sell-me-lies-sell-me-sweet-meta-lies/>
> Published: 2026-07-10 20:18:27+00:00

# Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Sell Me Lies, Sell Me Sweet Meta Lies

### 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.

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

[‘It’s not like we knowingly have bad ads’: Meta on ad fraud, teen safety, and why AI will not replace agencies](https://uk.themedialeader.com/its-not-like-we-knowingly-have-bad-ads-meta-on-court-cases-teen-safety-smart-glass-security-and-why-ai-will-not-replace-agencies/)(The Media Leader)[Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgm4e0316zo)(BBC)[Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out](https://www.wired.com/story/meta-now-lets-anyone-use-your-instagram-photos-in-ai-images-unless-you-opt-out/)(Wired)[At 17, She Sued Meta and Google, and Won. Now She’s Ready to Tell Her Story](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-07-03/google-and-meta-lost-a-landmark-trial-to-kaley-but-kept-her-as-a-user)(Bloomberg)

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

[Beijing is looking at curbing overseas access to China’s top AI models, sources say](https://www.reuters.com/world/beijing-is-looking-curbing-overseas-access-chinas-top-ai-models-sources-say-2026-07-07/)(Reuters)[Fable 5 Is Back After Anthropic Irons Out Security Concerns With US Government](https://www.pcmag.com/news/fable-5-is-back-after-anthropic-irons-out-security-concerns-with-us-government)(PC Mag)[AI Giants Are Handing Out Tons of Free Computing Power to Grab Startup Share](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-giants-are-handing-out-tons-of-free-computing-power-to-grab-startup-share-c00a5c5c)(WSJ)[Introducing Tokens to the Future: Token Grants to AI Builders](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/introducing-tokens-future-token-grants-ai-builders-reid-hoffman-bx9zc/)(LinkedIn)[OpenAI proposes handing Trump administration 5% stake](https://www.ft.com/content/7c803eab-8e80-4431-9a87-e943bf00e00b?syn-25a6b1a6=1)(Financial Times)

Our fun links this week are [Roost](https://roostsocial.app/), the “slow-cial” messaging app, and [PlotLines](https://peter-guillam123.github.io/plotlines/) for visualizing classic novels on a map.

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