Wisdom

'They're private companies' misses that they became the funnel for all speech

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they've become the default funnel for all speech gets pushed through, really these three companies mainly Twitter, Facebook, Google.

Episode 9: Episode 9 01:35:41 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

Against the argument that platform bans aren't a free-speech issue because Twitter, Facebook and Google are private, Dave points out, citing Taibbi and Greenwald, that tech decimated local media. Over the past decade these few companies have become the default funnel all speech is pushed through.