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Why everyone hates Big Tech, with The Verge's Nilay Patel
Verge editor-in-chief and Vergecast host Nilay Patel joins Matt in this special crossover episode to explain what Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which allows platforms to circumnavigate liability for user content, really means. They also discuss Elizabeth Warren’s proposal to break up big tech platforms, and how it may or may not fix anything.
Recommended reading:
Why the internet's most important law exists and how people are still getting it wrong by Alex Castro
Facebook’s $5 billion FTC fine is an embarrassing joke by Nilay Patel
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Verge editor-in-chief and Vergecast host Nilay Patel joins Matt in this special crossover episode to explain what Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which allows platforms to circumnavigate liability for user content, really means. They also discuss Elizabeth Warren’s proposal to break up big tech platforms, and how it may or may not fix anything.
Recommended reading:
Why the internet's most important law exists and how people are still getting it wrong by Alex Castro
Facebook’s $5 billion FTC fine is an embarrassing joke by Nilay Patel
Subscribe to Vergecast!
Join the Weeds Facebook group!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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