The right wing has been saying for years that they're being silenced online and that these platforms are like out to get them is this even true and where did this notion come from. I think it actually has a kernel or angle of truth but it's been very much lost in public discourse even just in mainstream publications. The overton window or sort of the standard deviation of what a stock republican or right wing political actor or voter is has moved to the right. We've also very much seen it happen in public so those are the kinds of dynamics that i see in play too.
Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss how the right-wing of the tech industry are funding media platforms like Rumble to reshape the political discourse and why they’re helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenge Joe Biden.
Jacob Silverman is a journalist and the co-author of Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud. He’s also the host of The Naked Emperor on CBC Podcasts. You can check out Jacob’s Substack.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
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