Checks, Balances, and Freedom: Censorship vs The Internet
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Who wins in the battle of the internet and freedom of speech? š„ Amy Tom, Ellen Stevens, and Zaeem Shoaib chat about censorship and the internet. We all know that fake news = bad, but how do we stop it from being spread without limiting freedom of speech? š THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET: The ensuing battle between freedom of speech and protecting people (01:07) āļø What is the dealio with freedom of speech on the other side of the world? (05:39) š¼ Wait, what even is Litecoin? (08:55) š What does Zaeem, resident journalist, say about fake news & fact-checking? (14:20) šµ Uh oh marky mark, Facebook is under fire AGAIN this week (19:42) š„ Who gets to decide what is okay and not okay? (27:47) š Republican leaders in Texas sign off on a new bill about social media content moderation (33:22) š¤Æ šļø SHOW NOTES: "Fake News Vs. Censorship in the Battle for the Internet" by Sharmini R on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/fake-news-vs-censorship-in-the-battle-for-the-internet-u66g33vb lol sorry guys, Walmart will NOT be accepting Litecoin: https://mashable.com/article/litecoin-walmart-fake-news?amp&__twitter_impression=true Here's that insider link to a story about WSJ's report on Facebook (cause no paywalls š ): https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-content-moderation-58-million-users-xcheck-2021-9 A new bill that requires tech giant social media companies to disclose more info on their algorithm: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-social-media-bill-signed-law-governor-abbott/ READ HACKERNOON.COM šš» START CONTRIBUTING: HACKERNOON.COM/SIGNUP š¤š»