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

In the latest Ctrl-Alt-Speech podcast, hosts Mike Masnick and Ben Whitelaw discuss Mark Zuckerberg's call for the U.S. to accelerate AI development rather than restrict it, alongside debates over AI regulation, open-weight models, and the EU's €890 million fine against Google. The episode also covers Elon Musk's xAI suing Minnesota over a law banning 'nudification' technology, and the hosts share fun links including a replica of Scooby Doo's Mystery Machine.

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Zuck Starts Throwing His Weights Around 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: 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 Our fun links this week are a replica of Scooby Doo’s Mystery-Machine https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-gmc-vandura-g-1500/ and the Saltburn cricket scandal https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12040/13568186/clicky-ponting-scandal-amateur-cricket-team-under-investigation-after-cheating-accusations-concede-next-match because we need more satire right now. If you’re already a Patreon supporter, you can get the extended episode on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/collection/2176497?view=condensed . Filed Under: ai https://www.techdirt.com/tag/ai/ , artificial intelligence https://www.techdirt.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/ , content moderation https://www.techdirt.com/tag/content-moderation/ , dma https://www.techdirt.com/tag/dma/ , elon musk https://www.techdirt.com/tag/elon-musk/ , eu https://www.techdirt.com/tag/eu/ , trust and safety https://www.techdirt.com/tag/trust-and-safety/ Companies: anthropic https://www.techdirt.com/company/anthropic/ , google https://www.techdirt.com/company/google/ , meta https://www.techdirt.com/company/meta/ , openai https://www.techdirt.com/company/openai/ , xai https://www.techdirt.com/company/xai/