Ben Whitelaw

Founder and editor of [everythinginmoderation.co](http://everythinginmoderation.co ). Co-host & writer of [ctrlaltspeech.com](http://ctrlaltspeech.com ) puns. Media consultant by day. #LUFC fan by birthright.

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Web site: https://bsky.app/profile/benwhitelaw.bsky.social
Link: http://everythinginmoderation.co
Link: http://ctrlaltspeech.com

Last Notes

2026-10-23 19:31:46 UTC

We didn’t plan it this way but Jeff’s exclusive [@reuters.com@bsky.brid.gy](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:jbvnehrrdqoulco4rf5gxg5r ) story on Meta being sued for its scam ads was published seven minutes before we started recording. So you could say we had the scoop on the scoop.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bzsxmdep5chhmk3n7nsrjkoz/post/3mykufncfq22y

2026-09-25 19:39:48 UTC

I really like this episode because @npub1x7v…70d5 cover the big stories of the week (AI regulation at UNGA and Discord age assurance) but also find reasons to be hopeful about the future of internet governance too ✨
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bzsxmdep5chhmk3n7nsrjkoz/post/3mwehruat722z

2025-11-21 17:40:31 UTC

Ok Bluesky, let’s give this a go: I found this postcard in the back of a photo frame I bought at a London thrift shop.
It’s an unsent postcard from a woman called Linda to her parents. The front shows the Kremlin in Moscow and the stamp says 1984 (!).
I’d love to return it to Linda - can you help?
https://puffball.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:zcoro2cs4zl3xqyebudfc7hl&cid=bafkreif45enr2lbjwuukoa3dweo7w6qvhmw6wta7sp2t7gqefooc7xfqii
https://puffball.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:zcoro2cs4zl3xqyebudfc7hl&cid=bafkreicsg5qbppxndhsfn3onbnpaiifozs723geb3ml7m3nv2kvzteiske
https://puffball.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:zcoro2cs4zl3xqyebudfc7hl&cid=bafkreigrfbnbuujgxdyssib4i5nuyuj2lf7vp545ug2nh2x3bmo4ivruze

2025-10-31 10:01:18 UTC

The safety policies of generative AI companies — and the subsequent threat of regulation — has been in the headlines for a while.
This week, two companies facing big legal cases — OpenAI and [Character.ai](https://Character.ai ) — set out to define the narrative, albeit in very different ways.
1/4
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/post/3m4haqfwqbs2u
#note138d…t660

2025-10-16 12:09:41 UTC

It's Ctrl-Alt-Speech recording day and @npub1x7v…70d5 is back in the proverbial chair.
What stories are you reading? What should we pick apart? And crucially, which website/app user prompt should we use to start today's episode?

2025-09-19 20:52:54 UTC

We didn’t talk about Charlie Kirk in last week’s podcast because so little was known when we recorded. Seven days later, there was *too* much to wade through. @npub1x7v…70d5 and I tried our best to make sense of the platform and political chaos [podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...](https://podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/episodes/17869436-from-free-speech-to-flag-this )
[From 'Free Speech' To 'Flag Th...](https://podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/episodes/17869436-from-free-speech-to-flag-this )

2025-09-05 07:05:33 UTC

I wanted to call this episode ‘Jim and Jon, the Conspiracy Men’ in a nod to the famous British children’s cartoon ‘Bill and Ben’ but @npub1x7v…70d5 overruled me and tbh, that’s 100% the right decision
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/post/3ly2dwdfiis26
#note1jw3…8xcu

2025-08-22 06:55:27 UTC

I listened back to the new episode of Ctrl Alt Speech at x2 speed because @npub1x7v…70d5 told me I’d sound smarter and I can confirm that is not the case [podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...](https://podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/episodes/17713215-you-asked-we-answered )
[You Asked, We Answered - Ctrl-...](https://podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/episodes/17713215-you-asked-we-answered )

2025-07-21 20:15:27 UTC

Question for Ctrl Alt Speech listeners: @npub1x7v…70d5 and I will be doing some pre-recorded ‘behind the scenes’ / how the-sausage-is-made type episodes over summer so we can take a few weeks off - what kind of stuff would you be interested in?

2025-07-18 08:18:10 UTC

I wanted to call this episode "If you authenticate this, then your children will be next" before agreeing with @npub1x7v…70d5 that number of people who listen to both Ctrl-Alt-Speech and the Manic Street Preacher is, very likely, in the single digits
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do/post/3lu72yxamk22j
#note15ef…eg45

2025-01-09 09:31:16 UTC

We're two days on from the Meta announcement. What questions do folks have about fact-checking/Texas-based mod ops/Zuck's hairdresser? @npub1x7v…70d5 and I will attempt to answer them in tomorrow's podcast (ok, maybe not the last one)
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zcoro2cs4zl3xqyebudfc7hl/post/3lf62bvuu3s24
#note1esy…lcju

2025-01-07 16:16:03 UTC

I wondered what @npub1x7v…70d5 and I would talk about in the first Ctrl-Alt-Speech podcast of 2025 and now we know [about.fb.com/news/2025/01...](https://about.fb.com/news/2025/01/meta-more-speech-fewer-mistakes/ )
[More Speech and Fewer Mistakes...](https://about.fb.com/news/2025/01/meta-more-speech-fewer-mistakes/ )