Welcome to the Techdirt podcast! Each week (-ish, no promises), we'll post an episode here on Techdirt, or you can subscribe via Soundcloud, RSS or iTunes. Each episode begins with an essay, followed by a discussion, covering topic areas that are less news driven and instead more about larger ideas/concepts that we think are worth discussing. Enjoy!

Techdirt Podcast Episode 283: Debating Section 230, With WIRED's Gilad Edelman

Policy

from the it-had-to-happen dept

Tue, May 18th 2021 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

It's no secret that we were not at all impressed with WIRED's recent cover story about Section 230. The resulting conversation sparked a Twitter debate with the story's author, Gilad Edelman, and we thought... why not bring it to the podcast? So on this week's episode, Gilad joins Mike to discuss and debate the story, our response, and Section 230.

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Filed Under: content moderation, gilad edelman, podcast, policy, section 230, social media
Companies: wired

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 281: Twitter, Free Speech, And Mob Behavior

Free Speech

from the the-consequences-of-speech dept

Tue, May 4th 2021 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

The past several years have done a lot to expose the failings of the "marketplace of ideas", as disinformation and harassment campaigns have shown an ability to spread and flourish despite ample amounts of counterspeech. This triumph of mob behavior, especially on Twitter, has challenged a lot of people's preconceptions about how free speech functions, and one person who has been exploring these issues is FIRE's Sarah McLaughlin, especially in two topical articles on her Substack. She joins us on this week's episode to discuss Twitter, free speech, and the challenge mob behavior presents to online discourse.

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Filed Under: content moderation, free speech, podcast, sarah mclaughlin
Companies: twitter

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 280: Beyond Blocking: Thinking Creatively About Content Moderation

Content Moderation

from the alternative-approaches dept

Tue, Apr 27th 2021 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

The way a lot of people talk about content moderation is disappointingly uncreative — most of all in the way they boil every decision down to the binary decision of "leave it up or take it down". But this framework is extremely limiting and doesn't reflect the way content moderation professionals work, and one person working to paint a better picture is Santa Clara Law Professor Eric Goldman. He joins us on this week episode to discuss the many different ways to approach difficult content moderation questions.

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Filed Under: content moderation, eric goldman, podcast

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 279: How Rights Went Wrong

Politics

from the book-club dept

Tue, Apr 20th 2021 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

After a few cross-post episodes, we're back with a brand new conversation, and it's all about a big subject that intersects with the majority of what we cover here at Techdirt: rights. In his book How Rights Went Wrong, Columbia Law professor and Constitutional scholar Jamal Greene proposes a new way of thinking about rights and how they interact, and he joins this week's episode to discuss this paradigm-shifting idea that challenges many preconceptions about the subject.

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Filed Under: civil rights, constitution, jamal greene, law, podcast

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 278: Two Curious Cases

Legal Issues

from the section-230-and-the-fourth-amendment dept

Tue, Apr 13th 2021 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

It's one more podcast cross-post this week! A recent episode of the Institute for Justice's Short Circuit podcast dug into two very interesting legal cases: one that explores one of the more rarely-invoked pieces of Section 230, and another that tests the limits of the Fourth Amendment. Mike joined IJ attorney Josh Windham and host Anthony Sanders to discuss the cases themselves and what they mean for the law, and you can listen to the whole conversation here on this week's episode.

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Filed Under: fourth amendment, law, podcast, policy, privacy, section 230

Techdirt Podcast Episode 277: Section 230 & The PACT Act

Policy

from the still-the-wrong-reform dept

Tue, Apr 6th 2021 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

We've got another podcast cross-post for you this week! Mike recently joined the Cato Institute Daily Podcast to discuss the PACT Act — the more "serious" proposal for Section 230 reform that is still riddled with problems that will do damage to the entire internet. Listen to the full conversation with Mike and Cato's Will Duffield on this week's episode.

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Filed Under: pact act, podcast, policy, section 230

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 276: Silicon Values, With Jillian York

Free Speech

from the book-club dept

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

Despite all the nonsense that dominates so much of the public discussion on the subject, free speech in the age of big social media platforms is a vital topic with a lot of nuances, and there are many people with important perspectives on it. One such person is EFF Director of International Freedom of Expression Jillian York, whose new book Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism offers an exploration of the topic rooted in personal experience and years of activism — and she joins us on this week's episode to discuss the challenges and pitfalls of internet content moderation and its impact on free expression around the world.

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Filed Under: content moderation, free speech, jillian york, podcast

Techdirt Podcast Episode 275: The State Of Trust & Safety

Content Moderation

from the what's-happening dept

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

For some reason, a lot of people who get involved in the debate about content moderation still insist that online platforms are "doing nothing" to address problems — but that's simply not true. Platforms are constantly working on trust and safety issues, and at this point many people have developed considerable expertise regarding these unique challenges. One such person is Alex Feerst, former head of Trust & Safety at Medium, who joins us on this weeks episode to clear up some misconceptions and talk about the current state of the trust and safety field.

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Filed Under: alex feerst, content moderation, podcast, trust and safety

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 274: Lessons In Innovation From The History Of Fabric

Innovation

from the cloth-through-the-ages dept

Tue, Mar 16th 2021 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

Textiles have been around for such a long time that we barely think about them. The making of fabric is one of the oldest crafts, and has played a major role in human civilization for thousands of years — and that might lead one to assume that there's nothing left to be learned from fabric's history. But they'd be wrong. This week we're joined by Virginia Postrel, whose book The Fabric Of Civilization: How Textiles Made The World is a fascinating look at how textiles have pushed and shaped the history of innovation, and how the story of fabric can teach us important lessons about today's biggest challenges around innovation.

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Filed Under: fabric, history, innovation, podcast, textiles, virginia postrel

Techdirt Podcast Episode 273: How The Techlash Happened

Journalism

from the and-where-it-came-from dept

Wed, Mar 10th 2021 1:30pm — Leigh Beadon

There was a time not too long ago when tech companies enjoyed broad public support and adulation. Now they face widespread opposition and criticism from almost all corners. The shift from one to the other has long been called the "techlash", but it's always been unclear where it really came from and how it happened, and especially what role tech journalism and company communications played. This week, we're joined by Dr. Nirit Weiss-Blatt, author of the new book The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication, for a deep dive into the story of the techlash phenomenon and how companies are reacting to the new dynamic.

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Filed Under: journalism, media, nirit weiss-blatt, podcast, techlash

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