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On the Media

The Church of Scientology, Facebook Goes Searching, and More

On the Media

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4.69.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2013

⏱️ 52 minutes

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0:00.0

There are some searches that could be used by someone who was sociopathic to cause immediate and quite distressing harm to quite a few people.

0:11.1

Facebook unveils a new social search that takes us to another level of spooky.

0:16.7

From WNYC in New York, this is On the Media. I'm Bob Garfield.

0:21.8

New guidelines will ban your boss from punishing you for what you say on social networks, up to a point.

0:28.9

He called the employer's customers rednecks and stated that he hoped they choked on glass as they drove home drunk.

0:36.3

Plus, the Atlantic gets in hot water after letting the Church of Scientology run an advertorial on its website.

0:43.3

They're paying for the right to control or at least strongly influence the message.

0:49.5

And in exchange for that, it does have to be disclosed that they have paid for that placement.

0:54.9

All that and more.

0:56.1

Coming up next.

0:59.1

Hi, podcast listeners.

1:00.7

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1:03.2

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1:06.6

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1:09.3

You can support this podcast by making a donation at WNYC.org.

1:15.2

From WNYC in New York, this is On the Media.

1:19.5

Brooke Gladstone is out this week.

1:21.8

I'm Bob Garfield.

1:23.4

And since Brooks away, I want to take the opportunity to express some grievances.

1:30.4

For starters, as between us, Brooke spends way too much time on eBay.

1:36.2

Also, she loves Star Trek, like without irony.

1:41.1

And she leaves old scripts and shoot up pens all over the studio. She is. Yeah, Bob, I don't

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