Episode #1242
Tim Pool
Books mentioned
The Bible
Mentioned by Tim Pool · at 01:13:36
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Independent journalist Tim Pool discusses alleged political bias, censorship, content moderation, and platform power on Twitter, YouTube, and alternative social networks. The conversation also covers declining trust in journalism, online fraud and radicalization, political polarization, economic inequality, job displacement, and legal questions about harassment and permanent user bans.
What they talked about
- Deplatforming and social media censorship
- Twitter's inconsistent enforcement of rules
- The 'Learn to Code' meme and journalist backlash
- Political polarization and the Green New Deal
- 4chan hoaxes and the 'OK' hand sign controversy
- The Covington Catholic incident and media narratives
- Universal Basic Income and automation
- Private ownership of public discourse platforms
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