I Love Free Speech, but You'll Give Me a Free Pass When I Do Nothing

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The question is not whether anyone can say whatever they want. The question is how much do the algorithms amplify and promote it in ways that are invisible to the average user. So I would propose breaking up companies that are too big or not allowing further acquisitions in ways that seem against the spirit of antitrust. But ultimately, there's a huge sort of epochal shift that needs to happen, which is we need to stop burning dead carbon in the ground"

The internet can be a wonderful, but also a terribly unpleasant place. Andrew Marantz knows this well. He is a staff writer at The New Yorker who spent three years embedded in the world of internet trolls to understand how regular people propel fringe talking points into the heart of online conversations. In this episode, he shares how ideas spread on the internet – and what we can do to make our digital experiences less about doom-scrolling, and more about real human connection. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts