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Techdirt Podcast Episode 312: Regulating The Internet

Policy

from the possibilities-and-pitfalls dept

Tue, Feb 22nd 2022 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

We've got another cross-post this week: Mike was recently a guest on the new Internet of Humans podcast by Jillian York and Konstantinos Komaitis, for a wide-ranging discussion about internet regulation issues today and where they might be headed. You can listen to the entire conversation on this week's episode.

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Filed Under: jillian york, konstantinos komaitis, podcast, regulation

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 311: EARN IT Is Still Bad

Policy

from the they-didn't-learn-anything dept

Tue, Feb 15th 2022 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

More than a year and a half ago we were joined on the podcast by Riana Pfefferkorn, then the Associate Director of Surveillance and Cybersecurity at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society and now a research fellow at the Stanford Internet Observatory, to discuss the disastrous EARN IT Act. As you probably know, EARN IT is back, and this week, Riana joins us once again to discuss why it hasn't gotten any better — and might in fact have gotten worse.

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Filed Under: earn it, encryption, podcast, policy, riana pfefferkorn, section 230

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 310: A Global History Of Free Speech

Free Speech

from the oral-history dept

Tue, Feb 8th 2022 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

We talk a lot about free speech in different countries, and about the history of free speech in the US — but what about the global history of this fundamental concept? A new book released today, Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media by Jacob Mchangama, tackles exactly this subject in great and insightful detail. This week, Jacob joins us on the podcast to discuss the sweeping story of free speech throughout the ages and around the world.

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Filed Under: free speech, history, jacob mchangama, podcast

Techdirt Podcast Episode 309: Remembering The SOPA Fight, With Rep. Zoe Lofgren

from the as-it-happened dept

Tue, Feb 1st 2022 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

As many of you know, last week we hosted an online event for the latest Techdirt Greenhouse edition, all about looking back on the lessons learned from the 2012 protests against SOPA and PIPA. Our special guest was Rep. Zoe Lofgren, one of the strongest voices in congress speaking out against the disastrous bills, who provided all kinds of excellent insight into what happened then and what's happening now. In case you missed it, for this week's episode of the podcast (yes, we're finally back with new episodes!) we've got the full conversation and Q&A from the event.

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Filed Under: copyright, pipa, podcast, sopa, zoe lofgren

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 308: Getting Out Of Control

Say That Again

from the big-and-complex dept

Tue, Dec 7th 2021 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

Our lives are lived at the intersection of vast systems (economic, technological, and beyond) that are incredibly complex and often chaotic, and it's hard to understand and embrace what author Neil Chilson's new book, Getting Out Of Control, calls "the emergent mindset." On this week's episode, Neil joins us to discuss his book and why you can't simply "control" complex systems.

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Filed Under: books, neil chilson, podcast

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 307: Evolving Norms In The Governance Of Online Communities

Content Moderation

from the panel-discussion dept

Tue, Nov 30th 2021 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

In last week's episode, we had a conversation with the creators and curators of the Knight Foundation's virtual symposium on Lessons From The First Internet Ages. This week, we've got the audio from the panel discussion at the symposium that Mike participated in along with Stanford's Daphne Keller and Harvard Law's Evelyn Douek, all about the ways that the governance of online communities has evolved and changed as the internet has matured.

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Filed Under: daphne keller, evelyn douek, governance, internet, podcast

Techdirt Podcast Episode 306: Lessons From The First Internet Ages

Culture

from the looking-back dept

Tue, Nov 23rd 2021 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

Earlier this month Mike participated in a content series and virtual symposium on Lessons From The First Internet Ages, hosted by the Knight Foundation, alongside several important figures from the history of the internet. On this week's episode, the creators and curators of the event — John Sands, Mary Anne Franks, and Eric Goldman — to reflect on the writings and conversations from the event and the lessons to be learned.

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Filed Under: culture, internet, podcast, section 230

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 305: Missouri Hasn't Really Learned Its Lesson

Stupidity

from the that's-not-hacking dept

Wed, Nov 17th 2021 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

We've got a crossposted episode for you this week: Mike recently joined The Cato Daily Podcast with Caleb O. Brown for a discussion about the "hacking" fiasco in Missouri and the state's treatment of the journalists who exposed its huge data security flub. It's a shorter conversation than our usual podcasts, and you can listen to the whole thing on this week's episode.

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Filed Under: data, missouri, podcast, security

Techdirt Podcast Episode 304: What Everyone Gets Wrong About Facebook

Overhype

from the keeping-criticism-accurate dept

Tue, Nov 9th 2021 1:36pm — Leigh Beadon

Facebook is under a lot of scrutiny lately, and for very good reasons! But the anger surrounding Facebook has also resulted in plenty of criticism that is misleading or downright inaccurate in its description of how the company operates and what it does — though Facebook itself carries some of the blame for that happening, too. The goal of fixing the problems with social media isn't helped by misrepresenting what those problems are, so this week we're joined by Gizmodo's Shoshana Wodinsky to discuss all the things people get wrong about Facebook.

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Filed Under: advertising, shoshana wodinsky, social media
Companies: facebook

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 303: The Facebook Papers & The Media

Journalism

from the truth-and-coverage dept

Tue, Nov 2nd 2021 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

The documents revealed by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen are full of important information — but the media hasn't been doing the best job of covering that information and all its nuances. There are plenty of examples of reporters taking one aspect out of context and presenting it in the worst possible light, while ignoring the full picture. This week, we're joined by law professor Kate Klonick to discuss the media's failings in covering the Facebook Papers, and the unwanted outcomes this could produce.

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Filed Under: frances haugen, journalism, kate klonick, podcast, social media
Companies: facebook

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