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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Why Tech Is Bending the Knee

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News Commentary, Politics, News

4.56K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

How the FCC and its incoming head, Brenden Carr, could enact Trump’s top policy goal: punishing anyone who says mean stuff about Trump.


Guest: Drew FitzGerald, telecom reporter for the Wall Street Journal.


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0:00.0

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1:02.1

Hey everyone.

1:03.5

I want to talk about something important today because it's time to get back to our roots around free expression on Facebook and Instagram.

1:13.6

It has been a bit of a week on the internet.

1:18.5

You might have noticed that Mark Zuckerberg, in his new MAGA-friendly incarnation,

1:23.5

announced that his companies are pulling back from content moderation.

1:27.8

They are getting out of the fact-checking business.

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