Age Old Questions

In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover: • It's official: Australia's teen social media ban isn't working, yet (https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/31/australias-teen-social-media-ban-isnt-working-yet/) (Crikey) • Social Media Minimum Age - Compliance update (https://www.esafety.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-03/SocialMediaMinimumAgeComplianceUpdateMarch2026.pdf?v=1774896996569) (eSafety Commision) • Blunder from Down Under (https://podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/episodes/15750024-blunder-from-down-under) (Ctrl-Alt-Speech) • April 3 could create a dangerous gap in child safety across Europe (https://www.thorn.org/blog/april-3-could-create-a-dangerous-gap-in-child-safety-across-europe/) (Thorn) • Commissioners pile pressure on Parliament to pass child sexual abuse bill (https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-commissioners-blast-parliament-over-delays-to-online-child-abuse-crackdown/) (POLITICO) • Weeks After Denouncing Government Censorship On Rogan, Zuckerberg Texted Elon Musk Offering To Take Down Content For DOGE (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/31/weeks-after-denouncing-government-censorship-on-rogan-zuckerberg-texted-elon-musk-offering-to-take-down-content-for-doge/) (Techdirt) • What Is YouTube’s Dominance Doing to Us? We Asked Its C.E.O. (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/magazine/neal-mohan-interview.html) (The New York Times) • This Episode is Broadly Safe To Listen To (https://podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/episodes/18555672-this-episode-is-broadly-safe-to-listen-to) (Ctrl-Alt-Speech) • Meta will "substantially reduce" describing Instagram teen accounts as PG-13 (https://www.engadget.com/social-media/meta-will-substantially-reduce-describing-instagram-teen-accounts-as-pg-13-175912683.html) (Engadget) • Rated R for Ridiculous (https://podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/episodes/18025148-rated-r-for-ridiculous) (Ctrl-Alt-Speech) If you’ve got Elon Musk in your Ctrl-Alt-Speech 2026 Bingo Card (https://www.ctrlaltspeech.com/bingo/) this week, you’re in luck.  Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast from Techdirt (https://www.techdirt.com/) and Everything in Moderation (https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/) . Send us your feedback at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) and sponsorship enquiries to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) . Thanks for listening.