Techdirt Podcast Episode 218: Don't Panic

from the mostly dept

Tue, Jul 23rd 2019 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

Moral panics are nothing new, but they’ve taken on many new forms in the internet era, and their patterns have rubbed off on other kinds of techno-panics. This week, I join Mike on the podcast to discuss the way we talk about the potentially scary aspects of tech, how to spot a tech panic, and how to start changing the conversation into something more constructive.

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Filed Under: copyright, panic, podcast, privacy, tech panic
Companies: faceapp

Techdirt Podcast Episode 217: Public Interest Tech, With Bruce Schneier

Say That Again

from the for-the-good-of-all dept

Tue, Jul 9th 2019 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

Bruce Schneier is a name most Techdirt readers are very familiar with — he’s a famous computer security expert who most recently has taken up the mantle of Public Interest Technologist, and been exploring exactly what that means. This week, Bruce joins us on the podcast to discuss how technologists can dedicate themselves to the common good.

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Filed Under: bruce schneier, podcast, policy, public interest tech, technology

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 216: Hawley's Bill Sucks: Let Us Count The Ways…

Stupidity

from the and-there-are-plenty-of-ways dept

Tue, Jun 25th 2019 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

Josh Hawley’s bill that aims to force “political neutrality” on social media platforms has caused a lot of stir for something so obviously unconstitutional and doomed to failure. There are so many problems with the bill that we’ve got three experts this week — Daphne Keller, Jeffrey Koseff, and Aaron Mackey — to help dig into all the ways this attack on Section 230 sucks.

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Filed Under: josh hawley, podcast, section 230, social media

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 215: Experimenting With Twitch

(Mis)Uses of Technology

from the streaming-stories dept

Tue, Jun 18th 2019 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

Live streaming is here to stay, and it seems to be getting more popular by the minute — but for many people, it still seems like a foreign land and evokes a cliched “I feel old” response. This week, Mike is joined by not-so-regular-anymore co-host Dennis Yang, who has been experimenting with Twitch, to get a beginner’s perspective on the platform, the community, and the medium of streaming.

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Filed Under: live streaming
Companies: twitch

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 214: Blame Fox News Before Facebook

Politics

from the priorities dept

Tue, Jun 4th 2019 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

In all the attempts to understand just what happened with the 2016 election, a lot of blame has fallen on the internet and especially on Facebook. The attention, which often focuses on the Cambridge Analytica scandal and Russian interference, is not unwarranted — but it often seems to lose track of the fact that Facebook is just one part of a broader media ecosystem, and not necessarily the most important one. This week, we’re joined by Yochai Benkler of the Berkman Klein Center to discuss why Fox News, not Facebook, might deserve the lion’s share of scrutiny.

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Filed Under: disinformation, donald trump, election, fake news, podcast, politics, social media
Companies: facebook, fox news

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 213: What If Congress Actually Understood Technology?

Politics

from the what-a-concept dept

Tue, May 28th 2019 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

Once upon a time, there was something called the Office of Technology Assessment, charged with the critical if unenviable task of educating members of congress about issues related to technology. Since that seems like a pretty good thing to have, recently some people have been pushing to re-establish the office. This week, we’re joined by two of those people — Daniel Schuman from Demand Progress and returning guest Zach Graves from the Lincoln Network — for a discussion about bringing back the OTA.

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Filed Under: congress, daniel schuman, ota, podcast, politics, zach graves

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 212: Breaking Facebook, With Mike Godwin And David Kaye

Say That Again

from the facing-the-book dept

Tue, May 21st 2019 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

The topic of what (if anything) to do with Facebook was hardly fading from public discourse anyway, but it received a bump when co-founder Chris Hughes called for the company to be broken up. This week, we’ve got two returning guests on the podcast with plenty to say on the subject — UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye, and famed internet lawyer Mike Godwin — to discuss the many sides of the Facebook question.

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Filed Under: david kaye, mike godwin, regulation, social media
Companies: facebook

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 211: Politicians (Usually) Don't Understand Technology

Politics

from the shocking,-I-know dept

Tue, May 7th 2019 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

The regulation of technology is an extremely important issue that impacts all our lives, but it tends to take a back seat in the world of mainstream politics, and when it does come to the fore, the lack of knowledge on display among elected representatives can be… disheartening, to say the least. In some ways that’s starting to change as a generation of people who grew up with modern technology gets more and more involved in politics, but we’re still a long, long way away from having a majority of tech-savvy (or even tech-literate) lawmakers. This week, we’re joined by lawyer and pioneering law blogger Denise Howell to discuss the challenge of even determining whether a politician knows what they are talking about when it comes to tech.

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Filed Under: internet, podcast, politics, regulation, technology

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 210: Cory Doctorow On Anti-Circumvention (And More)

(Mis)Uses of Technology

from the dmca-fiction dept

Tue, Apr 30th 2019 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

Whether it’s from his novels, or his work for the EFF and others, most of you probably know all about Cory Doctorow. He last joined the podcast two years ago to discuss his book Walkaway, and this week he’s back to talk about his latest book, Radicalized — a collection of four novellas, the first of which is directly based on the issues with the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions. Check out the episode for a discussion about the book, anti-circumvention, tech companies, and more.

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Filed Under: anti-circumvention, copyright, cory doctorow, dmca, podcast

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 209: The Past & Future Of Section 230

Legal Issues

from the vital-law dept

Tue, Apr 23rd 2019 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

Of all the laws we discuss here at Techdirt, probably none comes up as often or in relation to as many things as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. It’s not an exaggeration to describe it the way Professor Jeff Kosseff does in the title of his new book, The Twenty-Six Words That Created The Internet, offering a detailed history of this vital piece of law. This week, Jeff joins us on the podcast for an in-depth discussion about where Section 230 came from, and where it’s going.

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Filed Under: cda 230, jeff kosseff, podcast, section 230

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