Thanks for bearing with me last month while I sat exams and dealt with other stuff (to be covered in a future issue). It’s good to be back.
Here are my top Free Speech stories from May.
1. New ways to police the internet
While the UK’s Online Safety Bill remains held up by apparent political infighting, what are technology companies doing to help protect users from harm? (My blog)
2. Why Bluesky is red hot
Invites to Jack Dorsey’s Twitter alternative have been in demand. And the platform just reached 100,000 users, despite still being closed to the public. (The New Yorker)
🔥 Not Elon
3. Limiting AI’s impact on social media
The debate around AI’s dangers reached fever pitch in recent weeks. And AI is in prime position to exacerbate social media’s ills. Here are some solutions. (The Atlantic)
4. Elon Musk hands over to new Twitter CEO
Media industry veteran Linda Yaccarino takes the reins as Twitter’s CEO, but will Elon Musk let her get on with the job? (The Guardian)
5. Meta fined a record-breaking €1.2bn
Facebook’s owner was found guilty of mishandling people’s data in the largest fine to be issued so far under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation privacy law. (BBC)