# Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Zuck Starts Throwing His Weights Around

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> Published: 2026-07-31 20:12:12+00:00

# Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Zuck Starts Throwing His Weights Around

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

[The U.S. Is About to Design an AI Regulator. Here’s How to Get It Right](https://www.cfr.org/articles/the-u-s-is-about-to-design-an-ai-regulator-heres-how-to-get-it-right)(Council on Foreign Relations)[Mark Zuckerberg Says U.S. Should Accelerate AI Development, Not Restrict It](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mark-zuckerberg-says-u-s-should-accelerate-ai-development-not-restrict-it-3bbe0868)(WSJ)[Want AI you can trust? Start by building the right institutions](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/want-ai-you-can-trust-start-by-building-the-right-institutions/)(Atlantic Council)[Anthropic Says It’s Against A Ban On Open Weight Models. It Just Wants To Ban Everything That Makes Them Good](https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/29/anthropic-says-its-against-a-ban-on-open-weight-models-it-just-wants-to-ban-everything-that-makes-them-good/)(Techdirt)[The High Stakes Behind the EU’s €890M Google DMA Fine](https://www.techpolicy.press/the-high-stakes-behind-the-eus-890m-google-dma-fine/)(Tech Policy Press)[Europe bears its teeth, political panic about OpenAI hack and YouTube refines partner policy](https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/european-commission-google-tiktok/)(Everything in Moderation)[Trump vows new tariffs on the E.U. after Brussels fines Google $1 billion](https://qz.com/trump-tariffs-eu-google-fine-digital-markets-act-072426)(Qz)

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

[Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over law banning ‘nudification’ technology](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/29/xai-sues-minnesota-nudification-technology)(The Guardian)[The Worst Person You Know Just Filed A Good First Amendment Lawsuit Against A Very Badly Drafted Nudify App Ban](https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/30/the-worst-person-you-know-just-filed-a-good-first-amendment-lawsuit-against-a-very-badly-drafted-nudify-app-ban/)(Techdirt)

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