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S3:E1 - Trump De-platformed, Parler Dropped, an ANTIFA Conspiracy, and Virtual CES
In this episode, we talk about the mass indefinite ban of Trump on social media platforms, and AWS and the Google and Apple App Stores dropping Parler in the aftermath of the US Capitol’s siege by Trump supporters. Then we chat with Dave Gershgorn, senior writer at OneZero at Medium, who covers AI and its effects on society, about the conspiracy theory that antifa were embedded in the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol building. Finally, we speak with Monica Chin, writer at the Verge, about this year’s virtual Consumer Electronics Show.
Show Notes
- DevDiscuss (sponsor)
- CodeNewbie (sponsor)
- RudderStack (sponsor)
- SendBird (sponsor)
- All the platforms that have banned or restricted Trump so far
- Parler Is Gone, But Hackers Say They Downloaded Everything First
- Claims Antifa Embedded in Capitol Riots Come From a Deeply Unreliable Facial Recognition Company
- CES
- Platformer
- Gender Shades: Intersectional Accuracy Disparities in Commercial Gender Classification
Dave Gershgorn
Dave Gershgorn is a senior writer at OneZero at Medium, who covers AI and its effects on society
Monica Chin
Monica Chin is a writer for The Verge covering computers. Previously, she has covered consumer tech for Mashable, Tom's Guide, and Business Insider.
Let's be realistic: Trump got banned now because he's no longer the president. Nobody wanted to be the platform that bans the president of the USA, but now that he's almost gone, he lost that protection and is thus getting the same treatment as any "normal" user spreading conspiracy theories.
Wait what? Did you SERIOUSLY just endorse crime at 15:40? You know hacking is illegal, right?
That was your takeaway from this? You realize if Amazon hadn't shut Parler down, the info would still be publicly available, right?
And did you miss the part about the information helping law enforcement officials?