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WWDC predictions /  Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritans Act

WWDC predictions / Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritans Act

FromThe Vergecast


WWDC predictions / Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritans Act

FromThe Vergecast

ratings:
Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Jun 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn run through the most interesting rumors and predictions of announcements at Apple's WWDC next week. Adi Robertson joins to discuss the latest threat to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Stories discussed in this episode:

Cheap steroid reportedly improves survival for severe COVID-19 cases


FDA ends emergency authorization for hydroxychloroquine 

Why there’s so much confusion around asymptomatic COVID-19 cases


The gadgets Late Night with Seth Meyers uses to keep the show running from home 

Google commits $175 million to racial equity with focus on black-owned businesses

Instagram’s CEO says the platform is examining how its policies affect black users

Apple faces another EU antitrust complaint as App Store pressure grows

Apple says the App Store created $519 billion in commerce last year

Justice Department asks Congress for a sharp cut to websites’ legal protections

Senate Republicans want to make it easier to sue tech companies for bias

Facebook removes Trump ads for using Nazi imagery

Google Ads bans Zero Hedge for racist content, but reverses


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Released:
Jun 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Hello! This is The Vergecast, the flagship podcast of The Verge... and your life. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn make sense of the week's tech news with help from our wide-ranging staff. And on Tuesdays, Nilay hosts in-depth, one-on-one interviews with major technology leaders. Join us every week for a fun, deeply nerdy, often off-the-rails conversation about what's happening now (and next) in technology and gadgets.