Ctrl-Alt-Speech: For Meta Or Worse
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw.
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Amazon and Walmart Shift Retail Battle From Sales to Outcomes
The traditional eCommerce funnel ended at checkout. Once a consumer clicked “buy,” the retailer’s job was to deliver the product quickly and accurately.
That framework pushed retail c...
Reddit Wants You to Prove You Are Human
Reddit on Thursday (March 26) began rolling out human verification requirements targeting accounts that display suspicious behavior, denoting a significant change in how major platforms respond to the...
The State of AI in On-Demand Streaming in 2026
This is a tale of a few different AI use cases that involve research, localization, advertising, and UX. The first is a public broadcaster in Austria. The second is a TV OS. The third is a well-known ...
Streaming Year in Review 2026
Two stories dominated streaming media in 2025: Netflix versus the rest and YouTube takes TV. YouTube may be the bigger story....
The State of Streaming Monetization 2026
How are streaming content companies doing? Publishers, creators, and aggregators have traditionally made the majority of their revenue on subscriptions, so why does everyone want to talk about adverti...
Prediction markets forum set to debut at SBC Summit Americas
Prediction markets will take center stage at this summer’s SBC Summit Americas, as the fast-growing industry continues to spark debate across the U.S. gambling and financial industries.
The Pred...