# Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Watermark My Words

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> Published: 2026-08-14 20:02:29+00:00

# Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Watermark My Words

### 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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**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:

[Claude will apply invisible watermarks to AI text and images](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/977823/anthropic-claude-ai-watermarks-c2pa-text-images)(The Verge)[Claude-inspired copypasting](http://copypaster)(LinkedIn)[Anthropic investors bet on $2tn valuation in record IPO](https://www.ft.com/content/840ac156-af1c-4a82-b260-ae791072fcfa?syn-25a6b1a6=1)(Financial Times)[The Future is for Everyone](https://www.meta.com/thefutureisforeveryone/)(Meta)[OpenAI’s head of ethics leaves start-up less than a year after joining](https://www.ft.com/content/e49dfb75-f841-4466-a577-f7aaff8779a0?sharetype=blocked&syn-25a6b1a6=1)(Financial Times)[US court rules Meta, other tech firms must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction](https://www.reuters.com/world/us-appeals-court-allows-thousands-lawsuits-against-social-media-companies-over-2026-08-10/)(Reuters)[Ninth Circuit Rewrites Section 230 To Remove The Part That Actually Mattered](https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/12/ninth-circuit-rewrites-section-230-to-remove-the-part-that-actually-mattered/)(Techdirt)[Otherwise Obectionable podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/otherwise-objectionable/id1798723661)(Techdirt)

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

[Breton calls for EU disinformation inquiry over Ceuta](https://www.euractiv.com/news/breton-calls-for-eu-disinformation-inquiry-over-ceuta/?utm_source=eac&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=euractiv.com)(Euractiv)[Meta and TikTok agree to fact-check content on Spain border crossings after deadly rush](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/meta-tiktok-agree-fact-check-content-spain-border-crossings-after-deadly-2026-08-11/)(Reuters)[Social media rumours spark biggest migration crisis between Morocco and Spain in years](https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/04/social-media-rumours-spark-biggest-migration-crisis-between-morocco-and-spain-in-years)(Euronews)[Thierry Breton: “Ceuta? La minaccia viene dall’algoritmo che guida gli arrivi”](https://www.lastampa.it/esteri/2026/08/10/news/thierry_breton_ceuta_ha_svelato_l_impotenza_della_ue_schengen_non_si_smonta_con_un_tweet-15711437/)(La Stampa)

Our fun links this week are [this typing website for tiny fingers](https://tinyfingers.net/) and a [museum for your favourite memes](https://meme-museum.at/) — and [the thinking behind it](https://through-the-wire.leaflet.pub/3msqhjrydys2l).

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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