E10: Twitter & Facebook botch censorship (again), the publisher vs. distributor debate & more

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

October 16, 2020

Duration

1h 4m

Channel

All-In Podcast

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Follow the crew: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the pod: https://twitter.com/theallinpod https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast Sacks' blog post on Section 230: https://medium.com/craft-ventures/rip-section-230-1112dfad3fac Referenced in the show: NY Post Hunter Biden Story https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/email-reveals-how-hunter-biden-introduced-ukrainian-biz-man-to-dad/ Twitter's explanation for censoring it https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1316525303930458115 Facebook's explanation for censoring it https://twitter.com/andymstone/status/1316395902479872000 Updated CDC survival rates https://twitter.com/adam_creighton/status/1308652790823051264?s=21 Show Notes: 0:00 The besties catch up on the news 1:29 NY Post Hunter Biden story & censorship by Twitter/Facebook 7:27 What is section 230 & how does it play into the publisher vs. distributor debate 13:23 Distinguishing between publishers & distributors 28:30 Why Twitter & Facebook's actions with the NY Post were a huge blunder & crossed a line, should the laws be rewritten? 37:21 Trump beats COVID, what that means for better treatment options, dueling town halls 46:14 Sacks explains his stance on Prop 13 & Zuckerberg's pro-Prop 15 lobbying 54:34 Thoughts on Amy Coney Barrett & Biden's large lead in the polls #allin #censorship #trump #covid

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Jason Calacanis

  host

• Chamath Palihapitiya

  host

• David Friedberg

  host

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of All-In Podcast, featuring Jason Calacanis and Chamath Palihapitiya, E10: Twitter & Facebook botch censorship (again), the publisher vs. distributor debate & more explores tech giants, Section 230, and censorship collide before 2020 election The hosts dissect Twitter and Facebook’s handling of the New York Post’s Hunter Biden story, arguing the platforms badly overreached and fueled accusations of political bias. They use this incident to explore the legal distinction between publishers and distributors, how algorithms blur that line, and why Section 230 is now under bipartisan attack. The conversation expands into platform incentives, polarization, COVID risk perception, California tax and union politics, and the Amy Coney Barrett hearings. They close by handicapping the 2020 election, predicting a likely Biden win while debating whether Americans are ready to end the “Trump reality show.”

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