Air Date: 9-27-2024

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Let's just say that it's not a coincidence that right-wing authoritarians are on the rise at the same time as people around the world are having a harder time than ever figuring out what's true. That said, society is beginning to fight back.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-project-2025-will-lay-groundwork-for-second-term

KP 2: NBC's Jacob Ward: How Technology Shapes Our Thinking and Decisions Part 1 - Commonwealth Club World Affairs (CCWA) - Air Date 1-31-22

KP 3: Streaming is Changing Politics...Is That A Good Thing? - Wisecrack - Air Date 9-20-24

KP 4: YouTube and the Death of Media Literacy - Zoe Bee - Air Date 9-2-24

KP 5: A Citizen's Guide to Disinformation - TechTank - Air Date 9-3-24

KP 6: Enshittification Part 3: Saving The Internet - On the Media - Air Date 5-19-23

(45:53) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On bad media diets and brain worms

Article: Welcome to the Era of ‘Deep Doubt’

DEEPER DIVES

(54:23) SECTION A: SOCIAL MISINFORMATION

A1: Charges against Telegram CEO sparks debate over the balance of free speech and responsibility - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 8-29-24

A2: Beyond the Grifterverse - Pillar of Garbage - Air Date 9-13-24

A3: The Intentions of the Adversary: Disinformation and Election Security - Disinformation - Air Date 5-21-24

A4: Is Social Media Fueling Far-Right Riots? - Tech Won't Save Us - Air Date 8-15-24

(1:23:18) SECTION B: LIVE BY THE ALGORITHM

B1: How to save culture from the algorithms, with Filterworld author Kyle Chayka Part 1 - Decoder with Nilay Patel - Air Date 3-11-24

B2: NBC's Jacob Ward: How Technology Shapes Our Thinking and Decisions Part 2 - Commonwealth Club World Affairs (CCWA) - Air Date 1-31-22

B3: How to save culture from the algorithms, with Filterworld author Kyle Chayka Part 2 - Decoder with Nilay Patel - Air Date 3-11-24

B4: Internet Poisoning (with Jason Pargin) - The Daily Zeitgeist - Air Date 7-23-24

(1:55:54) SECTION C: SOLUTIONS

C1: Why is Brazil's supreme court shutting down social media platform X? - DW News - Air Date 8-30-24

C2: The Battle for Truth: Social Media, Riots, and Freedom of Expression - Institute of Economic Affairs - Air Date 8-16-24

C3: Governments Are Suddenly Shutting Down The Internet - Here’s Why - ColdFusion - Air Date 8-15-24

C4: Enshittification Part 2: The Mechanisms That Helped Big Digital Go Bad - On the Media - Air Date 5-12-23

MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions)

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