Tech Policy Podcast

409: The FTC’s Quixotic Social Media Inquiry

Episode Summary

Mike Masnick (Techdirt) and Santana Boulton (TechFreedom) discuss the FTC’s “Inquiry on Tech Censorship.” Topics include: - What are we doing here? - The myth surrounding Hunter Biden’s laptop - Does the FTC know how terms of service work? - Does the FTC know how cartels work? - Content moderation is pro-free speech - Jawboning on steroids Links: Copia Institute FTC comments (https://tinyurl.com/y6r2b82f) TechFreedom FTC comments (https://tinyurl.com/mccbwa2h) Hello! You’ve Been Referred Here Because You’re Wrong About Twitter And Hunter Biden’s Laptop (https://tinyurl.com/685fjmk8) Moderating Eating Disorder Content Is Harder Than You Think (https://tinyurl.com/r37nvnjb) Why Is The Republican Party Obsessed With Social Media? (https://tinyurl.com/bdec2u9w)

Episode Notes

Mike Masnick (Techdirt) and Santana Boulton (TechFreedom) discuss the FTC’s “Inquiry on Tech Censorship.”

Topics include:

• What are we doing here?
• The myth surrounding Hunter Biden’s laptop
• Does the FTC know how terms of service work?
• Does the FTC know how cartels work?
• Content moderation is pro-free speech
• Jawboning on steroids

Links:

Copia Institute FTC comments (https://tinyurl.com/y6r2b82f)

TechFreedom FTC comments (https://tinyurl.com/mccbwa2h)

Hello! You’ve Been Referred Here Because You’re Wrong About Twitter And Hunter Biden’s Laptop (https://tinyurl.com/685fjmk8)

Moderating Eating Disorder Content Is Harder Than You Think (https://tinyurl.com/r37nvnjb)

Why Is The Republican Party Obsessed With Social Media? (https://tinyurl.com/bdec2u9w)