Tech Policy Podcast

410: The FTC and Online Speech: What’s Next?

Episode Summary

Maneesha Mithal (Wilson Sonsini) discusses the FTC’s investigation of social media companies. What’s going on behind the scenes? What’s the FTC likely to do now? How can platforms prepare? How much damage to the First Amendment can the FTC inflict? We cover all this and more. Links: Tech Policy Podcast 409: The FTC’s Quixotic Social Media Inquiry (https://tinyurl.com/5n97sh7d) Tech Policy Podcast 406: The Take It Down Act (Is a Weapon) (https://tinyurl.com/45h26nu9) Tech Policy Podcast 394: Tech and Trump 2.0 (https://tinyurl.com/28tu6bnb) Tech Policy Podcast 322: FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips (https://tinyurl.com/392p2fw5) Appeals Court: Yeah, Of Course Ken Paxton’s Investigation Into Media Matters Was Bullshit (https://tinyurl.com/59aznm55)

Episode Notes

Maneesha Mithal (Wilson Sonsini) discusses the FTC’s investigation of social media companies. What’s going on behind the scenes? What’s the FTC likely to do now? How can platforms prepare? How much damage to the First Amendment can the FTC inflict? We cover all this and more.

Links:

Tech Policy Podcast 409: The FTC’s Quixotic Social Media Inquiry

Tech Policy Podcast 406: The Take It Down Act (Is a Weapon)

Tech Policy Podcast 394: Tech and Trump 2.0

Tech Policy Podcast 322: FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips

Appeals Court: Yeah, Of Course Ken Paxton’s Investigation Into Media Matters Was Bullshit