Big Tech Hunting

Recent antitrust litigation initiated against Facebook and Google has raised anew the question of how best to regulate Big Tech.  John and Jim plunge head first into this very large and controversial subject and begin a conversation that may require many future episodes to resolve.

John and Jim discuss the general issues of concern about Big Tech expressed by both the Left and the Right as well as skimming over the newest antitrust litigation.  They debate at length the wisdom of repealing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which affords internet platforms immunity from liability for posts by users.  They also discuss the conceptual question of who really are the consumers of the services provided by Facebook, Google, and Twitter.  John pushes very strongly for enabling individuals to have data portability but that is only the beginning of his notions on the subject. To definitely be continued…