Tech Policy Podcast

#320: The Right and Social Media


Listen Later

Evolving technology—not to mention evolving norms in Silicon Valley—has sparked fierce debate about online speech. Are social media platforms too powerful? Do their content moderation policies strike a good balance between free speech and healthy conversation? Should the government get involved in policing disinformation? In this episode, we home in on how the American Right views these issues. Nate Hochman, an ISI fellow at National Review, and Rachel Altman, TechFreedom’s director of digital media, join the show to discuss the federal government’s new “Disinformation Governance Board,” Elon Musk’s planned acquisition of Twitter, and what conservative political philosophy might tell us about how to approach content moderation. For more, see Nate’s recent piece at National Review: “Elon Musk’s Town Square.”

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Tech Policy PodcastBy TechFreedom

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

46 ratings


More shows like Tech Policy Podcast

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

91,246 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,818 Listeners

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,236 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,959 Listeners

On the Media by WNYC Studios

On the Media

9,227 Listeners

Political Gabfest by Slate Podcasts

Political Gabfest

8,488 Listeners

The Political Scene | The New Yorker by The New Yorker

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

4,123 Listeners

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch by Harry Stebbings

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

542 Listeners

The Vergecast by The Verge

The Vergecast

3,720 Listeners

The Reason Roundtable by The Reason Roundtable

The Reason Roundtable

1,516 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

113,494 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,997 Listeners

Strict Scrutiny by Strict Scrutiny

Strict Scrutiny

5,860 Listeners

Tech Won't Save Us by Paris Marx

Tech Won't Save Us

577 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,556 Listeners