Listen "TikTok and the Tech Oligarchy"
Episode Synopsis
We start this week with the TikTok ban: how we got here, what happened, and, most importantly, why it means we need more decentralized services. Jason runs us through it. After the break, Joseph breaks down a site called GeoSpy which is marketing geolocation technology to the cops. In the subscribers-only section, we all scroll through an archive of old Nokia (yes, Nokia) designs. Good stuff in there.
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/DOXnpENi8Sg
02:27 Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy
The U.S. Wants to Ban TikTok for the Sins of Every Social Media Company
27:31 The Powerful AI Tool That Cops (or Stalkers) Can Use to Geolocate Photos in Seconds
Nokia’s Weird Y2K Designs Show the Future We Could Have Had
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YouTube version: https://youtu.be/DOXnpENi8Sg
02:27 Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy
The U.S. Wants to Ban TikTok for the Sins of Every Social Media Company
27:31 The Powerful AI Tool That Cops (or Stalkers) Can Use to Geolocate Photos in Seconds
Nokia’s Weird Y2K Designs Show the Future We Could Have Had
Subscribe at 404media.co for bonus content.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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