Sorry, This Episode Will Not Cheer You Up
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:
These look like Harris ads. Trump backers bought them (Washington Post)
Facebook Took More Than $1 Million For Ads Sowing Election Lies (Forbes)
Election officials are outmatched by Elon Musk’s misinformation machine (CNN)
Election Falsehoods Take Off on YouTube as It Looks the Other Way (New York Times)
Exploiting Meta’s Weaknesses, Deceptive Political Ads Thrived on Facebook and Instagram in Run-Up to Election (ProPublica)
The U.S. Spies Who Sound the Alarm About…
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