Anne Applebaum

I mean, I can't speak to whether any of that is true or how it's related. The deep question here is whether Romania gets to decide what its electoral laws are. Like, does Romania have the right to... decide how what its electoral funding laws are or does tick tock decide you know does bite dance the owner the chinese owners of tick tock do they decide

I mean, I can't speak to whether any of that is true or how it's related. The deep question here is whether Romania gets to decide what its electoral laws are. Like, does Romania have the right to... decide how what its electoral funding laws are or does tick tock decide you know does bite dance the owner the chinese owners of tick tock do they decide

I mean, there are other countries that are facing a version of that question, too. I mean, you can you can create laws about I mean, Germany has laws about hate speech, you know, that other countries have laws about electoral campaigning and what kind of how much you can spend and what you can do. And, you know, we here in America have no electoral laws anymore, really.

I mean, there are other countries that are facing a version of that question, too. I mean, you can you can create laws about I mean, Germany has laws about hate speech, you know, that other countries have laws about electoral campaigning and what kind of how much you can spend and what you can do. And, you know, we here in America have no electoral laws anymore, really.

I mean, there are other countries that are facing a version of that question, too. I mean, you can you can create laws about I mean, Germany has laws about hate speech, you know, that other countries have laws about electoral campaigning and what kind of how much you can spend and what you can do. And, you know, we here in America have no electoral laws anymore, really.

And we have a free for all and you can spend whatever you want. And we're used to that and we think it's OK. But like I think other countries are allowed to have different rules, you know. But are any of those rules enforceable in a world where actually the campaign is conducted on platforms that are owned by ByteDance or by Elon Musk or by Mark Zuckerberg?

And we have a free for all and you can spend whatever you want. And we're used to that and we think it's OK. But like I think other countries are allowed to have different rules, you know. But are any of those rules enforceable in a world where actually the campaign is conducted on platforms that are owned by ByteDance or by Elon Musk or by Mark Zuckerberg?

And we have a free for all and you can spend whatever you want. And we're used to that and we think it's OK. But like I think other countries are allowed to have different rules, you know. But are any of those rules enforceable in a world where actually the campaign is conducted on platforms that are owned by ByteDance or by Elon Musk or by Mark Zuckerberg?

And right now, the Romanian court made this decision that we still get to decide. And of course, there are a lot of people who think that's unfair and they robbed this guy of his chance to be And actually the number two, the woman who came in second, she's angry as well. And lots of other people feel that this is the wrong way to fight the far right. And maybe they're right.

And right now, the Romanian court made this decision that we still get to decide. And of course, there are a lot of people who think that's unfair and they robbed this guy of his chance to be And actually the number two, the woman who came in second, she's angry as well. And lots of other people feel that this is the wrong way to fight the far right. And maybe they're right.

And right now, the Romanian court made this decision that we still get to decide. And of course, there are a lot of people who think that's unfair and they robbed this guy of his chance to be And actually the number two, the woman who came in second, she's angry as well. And lots of other people feel that this is the wrong way to fight the far right. And maybe they're right.

But it's a pretty fundamental question. And it's going to come up in a lot of election campaigns. We have a German election in a few weeks where there will absolutely be a huge Russian role. There are other elections coming. And in each one of those, we will now face this problem. And by the way, it's not just a Russian role now. It's also an American role.

But it's a pretty fundamental question. And it's going to come up in a lot of election campaigns. We have a German election in a few weeks where there will absolutely be a huge Russian role. There are other elections coming. And in each one of those, we will now face this problem. And by the way, it's not just a Russian role now. It's also an American role.

But it's a pretty fundamental question. And it's going to come up in a lot of election campaigns. We have a German election in a few weeks where there will absolutely be a huge Russian role. There are other elections coming. And in each one of those, we will now face this problem. And by the way, it's not just a Russian role now. It's also an American role.

or, I don't know, American of South African origin role. You know, Twitter is now also is not merely a platform that, you know, lets you decide what you want to see. Twitter also has an ideology that it pushes and promotes. And so should countries accept that as well? And I think this is going to be, you know, over the next year, a lot of different places are going to grapple with this problem.

or, I don't know, American of South African origin role. You know, Twitter is now also is not merely a platform that, you know, lets you decide what you want to see. Twitter also has an ideology that it pushes and promotes. And so should countries accept that as well? And I think this is going to be, you know, over the next year, a lot of different places are going to grapple with this problem.

or, I don't know, American of South African origin role. You know, Twitter is now also is not merely a platform that, you know, lets you decide what you want to see. Twitter also has an ideology that it pushes and promotes. And so should countries accept that as well? And I think this is going to be, you know, over the next year, a lot of different places are going to grapple with this problem.

I don't have a good answer either. And, you know, of course the decision to nullify the election has horrible repercussions and maybe it's going to result in a surge of support for the far right. I don't, you know, I don't know. I mean, it, it might.

I don't have a good answer either. And, you know, of course the decision to nullify the election has horrible repercussions and maybe it's going to result in a surge of support for the far right. I don't, you know, I don't know. I mean, it, it might.

I don't have a good answer either. And, you know, of course the decision to nullify the election has horrible repercussions and maybe it's going to result in a surge of support for the far right. I don't, you know, I don't know. I mean, it, it might.