Checks, Balances, and Freedom: Censorship vs The Internet
Update: 2021-09-16
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Who wins in the battle of the internet and freedom of speech? 🥊 Amy Tom, Ellen Stevens, and Zaeem Shoaib chat about censorship and the internet. We all know that fake news = bad, but how do we stop it from being spread without limiting freedom of speech?
🌏 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET:
- The ensuing battle between freedom of speech and protecting people (01:07 ) ⚔️
- What is the dealio with freedom of speech on the other side of the world? (05:39 ) 😼
- Wait, what even is Litecoin? (08:55 ) 😂
- What does Zaeem, resident journalist, say about fake news & fact-checking? (14:20 ) 😵
- Uh oh marky mark, Facebook is under fire AGAIN this week (19:42 ) 🔥
- Who gets to decide what is okay and not okay? (27:47 ) 👀
- Republican leaders in Texas sign off on a new bill about social media content moderation (33:22 ) 🤯
🗒️ SHOW NOTES:
- "Fake News Vs. Censorship in the Battle for the Internet" by Sharmini R on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/fake-news-vs-censorship-in-the-battle-for-the-internet-u66g33vb
- lol sorry guys, Walmart will NOT be accepting Litecoin: https://mashable.com/article/litecoin-walmart-fake-news?amp&__twitter_impression=true
- Here's that insider link to a story about WSJ's report on Facebook (cause no paywalls 🙅): https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-content-moderation-58-million-users-xcheck-2021-9
- A new bill that requires tech giant social media companies to disclose more info on their algorithm: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-social-media-bill-signed-law-governor-abbott/
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