Are social media websites more like newspapers (with strong free speech rights) or common carriers (with weaker free speech rights)? Enjoining enforcement of Florida’s Internet speech law, SB 7072, a federal judge recently wrote that they’re somewhere “in the middle.” Eugene Volokh, of UCLA School of Law, and Berin Szóka, president of TechFreedom, join the show to debate whether that’s right.
For more on Eugene’s position (i.e., some aspects of social media can properly be analogized to common carriage), see Eugene’s recent post, “Social Media Platforms as Common Carriers?,” at The Volokh Conspiracy. For more on Berin’s position (i.e., social media is nothing like common carriage), check out the amicus brief TechFreedom submitted in the Florida litigation.
#284: The Revolt of the Public
#283: Privacy and Surveillance in China
#282: Tech and the Biden Administration
#281: Should companies be allowed to acquire their start-up competitors?
#280: Section 230, Antitrust, and Consumer Protection
#279: Revising Section 230 Will Silence Marginalized Voices
#278: Privacy by Design
#277: Can the DOJ Break up Google?
#276: Nationalizing 5G?!
#275: The Future of Innovation
#274: Can Platforms Stop the Spread of Misinformation?
#273: [The] Breakup Speech: Antitrust and Free Speech
#272: Transparency, Tech, and Surveillance with WashingTech
#271: Pay Black Women, Pinterest
#270: Cryptocurrency and Florida’s Tech Policy
#269: Telehealth in the Age of COVID-19 – What’s Next?
#268: 5G Innovation w/ Samsung
#267: 5G and the Spectrum Wars
#266: The Economics of Tech Policy w/ TPI
#265: Preventing Algorithmic Discrimination
Join Podbean Ads Marketplace and connect with engaged listeners.
Advertise Today
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Insight Story: Tech Trends Unpacked
Zero-Shot
Fast Forward by Tomorrow Unlocked: Tech past, tech future
The Unbelivable Truth - Series 1 - 26 including specials and pilot
Lex Fridman Podcast