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#450: Leave Section 230 Alone: Alex Winter and The YouTube Effect

August 10th, 2023 · 62 minutes

Documentarian Alex Winter visits the show to discuss his history with Usenet and Napster, and his new documentary The YouTube Effect. The film covers the history of the platform and its transformation into a massive vector of disinformation. Our conversation goes through that and much more, including the future of Section 230, and the media’s focus on TikTok and Facebook over YouTube.

Guest Starring: Alex Winter


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