Episode #1792

Daryl Davis & Bill Ottman

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Musician and author Daryl Davis and Minds CEO Bill Ottman examine online radicalization, platform moderation, free speech, and the potential backfire effects of deplatforming. They also discuss privacy, censorship-resistant technology, respectful dialogue as a path to deradicalization, and their ChangeMinds initiative, funded with Bitcoin.

What they talked about

  • Minds as an open-source, privacy-focused social network
  • The censorship effect and deplatforming causing radicalization
  • Big tech censorship of alternative COVID-19 treatments
  • Privacy concerns with smartphones and surveillance
  • Daryl Davis's method of engaging with white supremacists
  • Using logic and analogies to de-radicalize Klan members
  • Critical race theory and the need for balanced education
  • Bitcoin crowdfunding for de-radicalization work

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