Sometimes You Have to Whack Some Moles

In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:

• He was suicidal and needed help. A 15-year-old girl pushed him to kill himself on a live stream (Washington Post)
• Romania’s top court annuls presidential election result (CNN)
• Continuing to protect the integrity of TikTok during Romanian elections (TikTok)
• Covert Facebook Network Found Targeting Romanian Voters (Bloomberg)
• TikTok pushes far right candidate content in Romanian election, Global Witness investigation shows (Global Witness)
• Romania annulled its presidential election results amid alleged Russian interference. What happens next? (Atlantic Council)
• X’s Yaccarino Praises Child Safety Bill and Urges House Backing (Bloomberg)
• Elon Musk’s X comes out in favor of pro-censorship law (Mashable - January 2024)
• Kenya’s President Wades Into Meta Lawsuits (TIME)
• Attacker Has Techdirt Reclassified As Phishing Site, Proving Masnick’s Impossibility Law Once Again (Techdirt)

No actual moles were harmed in the making of this episode, which is brought to you with financial support from the Future of Online Trust & Safety Fund.

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech is the podcast where we make sense of the major debates shaping online speech, platform power, content moderation and the future of the internet. It’s co-hosted by Mike Masnick (Techdirt) and Ben Whitelaw (Everything in Moderation).