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    #162: The Internet Was A Mistake

    February 15th, 2018 · 62 minutes

    Brianna, Christina, and Simone are reunited to discuss Wired's cover story about Facebook, the upcoming (ongoing?) Infocalypse, and Quinn Norton's short life at the New York Times.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Inside Facebook's Hellish Two Years—and Mark Zuckerberg's Struggle to Fix it All | WIRED
    He Predicted The 2016 Fake News Crisis. Now He's Worried About An Information Apocalypse.
    NY Times Hires, Quickly Fires Journalist With History of Homophobic Tweets
    Microsoft Developer - YouTube