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

• Jordan escalates global tech argument, with Farage's help (Politico) 
• Farage’s rules for free speech: talk about anything but your lunch (The Times)
• Is Jonathan Haidt right about smartphones? (TES)
• My mom and Dr. DeepSeek (Rest of World)
• AI 'deadbots' are persuasive — and researchers say they're primed for monetization (NPR)
• OpenAI co-founder calls for AI labs to safety-test rival models (TechCrunch)
• Privacy-Preserving Age Verification—and Its Limitations (Steven M. Bellovin)

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