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Social media Trump ban, Section 230 in Biden era, nationalizing Alibaba

  • Social networks begin to ban President Trump.
  • Should a few giant enterprises decide which speech is heard?
  • China is nationalizing Jack Ma's Alibaba.
  • Signal sees an uptick in light of the WhatsApp controversy.
  • Stripe stops payment processing for the Trump campaign.
  • Happy birthday to Wikipedia.
  • Happy 13th anniversary of the iPhone unveiling.
  • Hyundai announces it's in talks with Apple.
  • Facebook's smart glasses are coming "sooner than later."
  • Ajit Pai announced he would not move forward with Section 230.
  • Will Section 230 see less of a threat in the Biden era?
  • SolarWinds hired Chris Krebs, Trump's former cybersecurity chief.
  • The Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies bureau is set.
  • Bitcoin and Tesla's performance is a win for day-traders.
  • Father of Fiber Optics Narinder S. Kapany dies at 94.
  • Roku acquires Quibi assets for less than $100M.

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    Guests: Alex Kantrowitz, Amy Webb, and Dan Gillmor

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