An exploration of social media 'middleware' with guests Marc Faddoul, Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci, and Jonathan Stray. Transcript here.
Recommended reading:
Report of the Working Group on Platform Scale (November 2020)
How to Quiet the Megaphones of Facebook, Google and Twitter (February 2021)
X Algorithm Feeds Users Political Content — Whether They Want It or Not (October 2024)
Suit Against Meta, Using a Tech Shield Law, Is Dismissed (November 2024)
Shaping the Future of Social Media with Middleware (December 2024)
A research agenda for encouraging prosocial behaviour on social media (March 2025)
https://freeourfeeds.com
https://rankingchallenge.substack.com
Clips used with their creators' permission:
Francis Fukuyama: Middleware Could Give Consumers Choices Over What They See Online (November 2021)
Is Middleware the Solution to the Problem of Platform Power? (March 2023) featuring Daphne Keller
Dave Troy Presents: Better Conflict with Jonathan Stray (January 2024)
Jack Dorsey - CEO of Block | Podcast | In Good Company | Norges Bank Investment Management (February 2025)
Episode produced and scored by Dan Fichter ([email protected]).
