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Section 230 Protects Free Expression Online w/ Evan Greer

Section 230 Protects Free Expression Online w/ Evan Greer

FromTech Won't Save Us


Section 230 Protects Free Expression Online w/ Evan Greer

FromTech Won't Save Us

ratings:
Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Oct 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Paris Marx is joined by Evan Greer to discuss Republican and Democratic desires to amend or revoke Section 230, why the proposals won’t solve problems with Big Tech, and the international implications of US decisions about moderation.Evan Greer is an activist, musician, and writer. She is the deputy director at Fight for the Future, which is currently running campaigns to protect Section 230 called Save Online Free Speech and to ban facial recognition technology. Follow Evan on Twitter as @evan_greer.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter.Find out more about Harbinger Media Network and follow it on Twitter as @harbingertweets. Also mentioned in this episode:Evan wrote about the problems with algorithmic amplification for WiredThere is no anti-conservative bias on social media and Facebook’s algorithms connected extremists with hate groupsFacebook removes the accounts of anti-government activists internationally and an internal memo by a former employee says it doesn’t care about its impacts if Western media won’t find out about itSESTA/FOSTA made life harder for sex workers, but has also empowered a movement for decriminalizationZoom deleted meetings discussing its own censorshipSupport the show (https://patreon.com/techwontsaveus)
Released:
Oct 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Silicon Valley has a solution for everything, but who do its ideas really serve? Every Thursday, Paris Marx is joined by a new guest to critically examine the tech industry, its thought leaders, and the worldview it spreads. They challenge the notion that tech alone can drive our world forward by showing that separating tech from politics has consequences for us all, especially the most vulnerable. But if tech won't save us, what will? This podcast isn't simply about tearing tech down; it also presents radical ideas for tech designed for human flourishing instead of surveillance, acquisitions, or to boost stock prices. A better world is possible, and so is better technology.