Social media is a mess and the tech oligarchs are to blame. San Grewal of The Pointer joins to assess the damage caused when coders replace publishers. Plus, a boomer cell defends us from Trump and the Liberals axe their own tax. 

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Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Sam Konnert (Fact Check), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: San Grewal

Further reading: 

• Meta is ending fact-checking in the U.S. Could that affect the vote in Canada? | CBC News
• The End of Reality [Book] 
• Meta just flipped the switch that prevents misinformation from spreading in the United States - Platformer  
• As border anxiety mounts, ads for smugglers in Canada helping migrants illegally cross into U.S. flourish on social media - The Globe and Mail 
• Canada's immigration department cutting roughly 3,300 jobs over 3 years | CBC News 
• Opinion | With Trump back in, Canadian boomers are in a fighting mood - Toronto Star

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