Techdirt Podcast Episode 350: The Data Transfer Initiative

from the from-here-to-there dept

Tue, Apr 11th 2023 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

Data portability is an important front in the war for an open internet. A few years ago, it seemed like some major movement was coming, with the joint announcement of the Data Transfer Project from Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter — but recently, news of any progress was running thin. That is, until now: the project has morphed into the nonprofit Data Transfer Initiative, with a real team led by new Executive Director (and returning podcast guest) Chris Riley, who joins us on this week’s episode to discuss the push to liberate data and make it portable.

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Filed Under: data, data portability, interoperability, podcast

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 349: Link Taxes Are Bad, Canada Edition

Journalism

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Tue, Apr 4th 2023 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

Legacy media operations really, really want tech companies that send them traffic to pay them as well. From Rupert Murdoch’s link tax in Australia to the very bad JCPA in America, these requirements are nonsensical and run directly counter to the core functioning of the internet. Currently, one of the biggest pushes for such a law is happening in Canada with the government’s Bill C-18 — and it’s certainly no exception. Nobody has been following C-18 closer than law professor and researcher Michael Geist, and this week he joins us on the podcast to discuss the status of the bill and why, like similar laws around the world, it’s a very bad idea.

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Filed Under: canada, journalism, link tax, michael geist, podcast

Techdirt Podcast Episode 347: Why Is Congress So Wrong About Section 230?

Content Moderation

from the well,-not-just-congress dept

Wed, Mar 15th 2023 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

Misunderstandings (honest or otherwise) about Section 230 abound — across the political spectrum and, of course, in Congress. Each side believes weakening or eliminating the law will achieve its own distinct goals, and both sides are wrong. Following the most recent (but far from the first) very frustrating congressional hearing about Section 230, this week we’re joined by TechFreedom’s Free Speech Counsel Ari Cohn for a discussion about why and how congress constantly gets Section 230 so wrong.

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Filed Under: ari cohn, congress, free speech, podcast, section 230

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 346: Gaming Like It’s 1927

Culture

from the game-jam dept

Tue, Mar 7th 2023 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

Last week, we announced the winners of the fifth annual public domain game jam, Gaming Like It’s 1927! We strongly encourage everyone to go check out all the submissions, but as in past years, I sat down with Mike and our game design partner Randy Lubin for an episode of the podcast all about the winning games in all six categories, and some of our other favorite entries.

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Filed Under: game jam, games, gaming like it's 1927, podcast

Techdirt Podcast Episode 345: The Supreme Court Takes On 230

Legal Issues

from the big-decisions dept

Wed, Mar 1st 2023 01:35pm - Leigh Beadon

After all these years, the Supreme Court is finally weighing in on Section 230 in the Gonzalez and Taamneh cases, and the outcome could have a very significant impact. Our organization, the Copia Institute, filed an amicus brief in the case, as did many other parties. This week, we’re joined by Jess Miers from the Chamber of Progress and lawyer Cathy Gellis (who wrote our amicus brief), both of whom attended the Gonzalez hearing in person, to discuss the status of both cases and what they could mean for the future of the internet.

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Filed Under: cathy gellis, content moderation, gonzalez, jess miers, section 230, supreme court, taamneh

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 344: The DoNotPay Story, With Kathryn Tewson

(Mis)Uses of Technology

from the straight-from-the-source dept

Tue, Feb 21st 2023 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

If you’ve been reading Techdirt recently, you probably know all about supposed “AI Lawyer” service DoNotPay and the tireless investigation of the company undertaken by Kathryn Tewson, who has written a couple of Techdirt posts about the saga. This week, Kathryn joins us on the podcast for a long and entertaining discussion about the entire story (so far).

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Filed Under: ai lawyer, joshua browder, kathryn tewson, law, podcast
Companies: donotpay

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 343: Congress v. Twitter

Politics

from the fight-night dept

Tue, Feb 14th 2023 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

We’ve got a double-header of cross-post episodes for you this week! Recently, Mike joined two different podcasts to discuss Congress’s response to the Twitter Files and the dumpster fire of a hearing held by the House Oversight Committee: The New Abnormal podcast from the Daily Beast, and The Sunday Show podcast from Tech Policy Press. You can listen to both conversations back-to-back right here in today’s extra-long episode.

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Filed Under: congress, content moderation, hunter biden, podcast, twitter files
Companies: twitter

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 342: Margaret Sullivan On The Future Of Media

Journalism

from the inside-insight dept

Wed, Jan 25th 2023 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

For a brief and interesting time, the New York Times employed a Public Editor to serve as a liaison with its readers. One of the most interesting of these was the fifth, Margaret Sullivan, who would go on to become a media columnist with the Washington Post and then, as of today, a weekly columnist for The Guardian. She also recently published a book, Newsroom Confidential, full of insight drawn from her years of journalism and media experience. This week, Margaret joins us on the podcast to talk about her many valuable ideas and pieces of advice for the future of media.

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Filed Under: journalism, margaret sullivan, media, podcast

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 341: In Defense Of The Global, Open Internet

Policy

from the under-attack dept

Tue, Jan 10th 2023 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

There have long been attacks on the global, open nature of the internet. Traditionally these came from authoritarian regimes looking to wall off portions of the internet and exert greater control of them, but lately we’ve also been seeing growing threats from democratic countries in the form of problematic laws and regulations. Recently, we wrote about an article by Global Network Initiative executive director Jason Pielemeier and Annenberg Public Policy Center research fellow Chris Riley that made a case in defense of the global, open internet, and this week both Jason and Chris join us on the podcast to look at the past, present and future of the internet around the world.

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Filed Under: chris riley, global internet, jason pielemeier, podcast, policy, regulation

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 340: The New Abnormal On Twitter

(Mis)Uses of Technology

from the it-never-ends dept

Tue, Dec 20th 2022 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

It seems the madness just never stops on Elon Musk’s Twitter, and it’s almost impossible to keep up. Recently, Mike joined the Daily Beast’s podcast, The New Abnormal, for a discussion with host Andy Levy about just what exactly is going on with Twitter under Musk’s erratic leadership. The conversation first appeared as part of The New Abnormal’s latest episode, and now you can listen to Mike’s segment here on the Techdirt Podcast.

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Filed Under: andy levy, elon musk, podcast, the new abnormal
Companies: twitter

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