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Social Media Bans: from Trump to the Taliban; WHO Jabs at the Third U.S. Shot

Squawk Pod

CNBC

Business News, News, Investing, Business

4.2543 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Social media giants Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube each have differing policies on how the Taliban can interact with their platforms. As the group gains control in Afghanistan, investor Kevin O’Leary and Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt debate social media’s responsibility to censor the Taliban, or not. A third vaccine shot in the U.S. has prompted a global debate about vaccine access and public health, but the Biden administration is moving forward with a plan to boost eligible populations as early as this fall. Joe, Andrew and Steve Liesman break down consumer spending, consumer worries, and the indicators of economic recovery in the face of the Delta variant. Plus, as retailers continue to report strong financial results, the team considers a return to the office “peacocking” trend. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0

Bring in show music please.

0:04.0

This is Squawk Pod. I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer.

0:07.0

Today on our podcast, The Road to Recovery, unpacking the Consumer

0:12.0

from wallets to worries with

0:14.0

the nb c. Steve Leisman the question for the broader economy now one of

0:17.8

spread spread of the delta variant spread of fear that could derail the

0:21.8

return to economic activity, especially things like services

0:25.0

that's propelled the rebound so far.

0:27.0

And the Taliban on social media.

0:30.0

Should Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube be doing more?

0:33.0

We'll hear from investor Kevin O'Leary.

0:35.0

One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter,

0:38.0

and although that statement is difficult to digest,

0:41.0

it is a fact.

0:42.0

In the Anti-Defamationformation leagues Jonathan Greenblatt.

0:44.5

Whether you're an elected official or a terrorist figure,

0:48.0

anyone who incites violence against others,

0:51.5

that companies have the right as publishers

0:54.4

to say they choose not to put that on.

0:57.3

Those stories, plus gearing up

0:59.1

for some post-Covid wardrobe peacocking.

1:02.3

I'm not a peacock. I love peacock, buzzard maybe.

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