E17: Big Tech bans Trump, ramifications for the First Amendment & the open Internet

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

January 11, 2021

Duration

1h 37m

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 Intro Music Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lxk47phNV4&t=1s Intro Video Credit: https://twitter.com/MikeSylvan Referenced in the show: “I Have Blood on My Hands”: A Whistleblower Says Facebook Ignored Global Political Manipulation https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/facebook-ignore-political-manipulation-whistleblower-memo Show Notes: 0:00 David Sacks intros the besties 2:08 Jason & Sacks hash it out & the besties break down reconciliation in American democracy 21:09 Big Tech bans, did they give Trump an easy out? Ramifications for First Amendment 43:01 What laws can be written to prevent Big Tech oligarchy in the future? 59:32 Why Big Tech acted in unison against Trump: internal & external pressure, pending Democratic administration 1:09:42 Current Pence/Trump relationship, McCarthyism 2.0, should Big Tech be broken up? 1:32:46 History of the presidential pardon, Chamath on SoFi's Anthony Noto #allin #tech #news

🎤 SPEAKERS

• David Friedberg

  host

• Jason Calacanis

  host

• Narrator

  other

• Chamath Palihapitiya

  host

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of All-In Podcast, featuring David Sacks and Jason Calacanis, E17: Big Tech bans Trump, ramifications for the First Amendment & the open Internet explores big Tech’s Trump Ban: Free Speech, Power, and Democracy Collide The hosts unpack the fallout from Trump’s post-election behavior, the Capitol riot, and his subsequent bans from major tech platforms, debating whether these actions constitute necessary safety measures or dangerous overreach. They distinguish personal views on Trump from broader conservative or liberal labels, emphasizing nuanced, non-tribal politics and the need for reconciliation in a hyper-polarized America.

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