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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: In The Modi For Takedowns

**[Ctrl-Alt-Speech][1] is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and [Everything in Moderation][2]‘s Ben Whitelaw. **

**Subscribe now on [Apple Podcasts][3], [Overcast][4], [Spotify][5], [Pocket Casts][6], [YouTube][7], or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to [the RSS feed][8].** **To get extended episodes with additional coverage, [support us on Patreon][9].**

In this week’s episode, Mike and Ben cover:

* [India summons Meta executives over briefly restricted Modi Facebook post][10] (Reuters)
* [‘No explanation given’: Arvind Kejriwal claims Meta restricted his account in India][11] (The Times of India)
* [Meta apologises to India for restricting PM Modi’s post][12] (Reuters)
* [India temporarily bans Telegram over exam paper leak concern][13] (BBC)
* [eBay agrees $56m settlement with bloggers over harassment case][14] (BBC)
* [Artist starts legal case against Meta for deleting her Instagram account][15] (The Art Newspaper)

And in the extended episode for [Patreon supporters][16], they cover:

* [Telegram CEO says an extortionist planted CSAM in a chat to get it pulled from the App Store][17] (The Verge)
* [TikTok Withheld a Safety Feature From Millions. One Died by Suicide][18] (Bloomberg)
* [TikTok Says ‘Moderator Error’ Kept Perez Hilton Livestream Up][19] (Wired)

Our fun links this week are the [Nintendo gameplay counsellors][20] and a [revamped app for sharing your toilet flushing habits][21].

If you’re already a Patreon supporter, you can[ get the extended episode on Patreon][22].

[1]: https://ctrlaltspeech.com/
[2]: https://www.everythinginmoderation.co/
[3]: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ctrl-alt-speech/id1734530193
[4]: https://overcast.fm/itunes1734530193
[5]: https://open.spotify.com/show/1N3tvLxUTCR7oTdUgUCQvc
[6]: https://pca.st/zulnarbw
[7]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcky6_VTbejGkZ7aHqqc3ZjufeEw2AS7Z
[8]: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2315966.rss
[9]: https://www.patreon.com/CtrlAltSpeech
[10]: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/india-summons-meta-executives-over-briefly-restricted-modi-facebook-post-2026-07-30/
[11]: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/no-explanation-given-arvind-kejriwal-claims-meta-restricted-his-account-in-india-alleges/articleshow/132982268.cms
[12]: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/meta-apologises-india-restricting-pm-modis-post-2026-08-05/
[13]: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn074j04l3eo
[14]: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj039p238r5o
[15]: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/07/30/artist-starts-legal-case-against-meta-for-deleting-her-instagram-account
[16]: https://www.patreon.com/CtrlAltSpeech
[17]: https://www.theverge.com/tech/975300/telegram-app-store-takedown-extortion-pavel-durov
[18]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-08-04/confidential-tiktok-report-shows-algorithm-safety-feature-withheld-from-millions?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NTg4MDgzNCwiZXhwIjoxNzg2NDg1NjM0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSjlKT0dLR1pBS0wwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI4OUM4OTNDMDhGOTQ0NThDQkQwQTQyREY1RDFCOTY0QyJ9.tMOZWjAXRRdbkzg56wnLVgH9O83cCgY5k5OetdzzWQY
[19]: https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-says-moderator-error-kept-perez-hilton-livestream-on-platform/
[20]: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joesmith-pathetic_nintendo-once-employed-400-people-as-gameplay-ugcPost-7490726841490620417-eT_W/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAWdP_cB471ESzCxlSkInD88tQp2Y7oM280
[21]: https://flushes.app/
[22]: https://www.patreon.com/collection/2176497?view=condensed


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