Andi: I wish people understood more of the examples of just o how bad some of the situations are. We've got three billion facebook users and a hundred billion posts moving through the system every single day, according to nick clegg. The default bias is that bullies win - hate speech wins. Andi: It's like having mated machines run the information acology that three billion people depend on to understand whether they should feel at peace or angry about everything. You know, we're so far into this that i don't know what to do now. But i'm grateful you came on the b podcast and that we could talk about it for a little while.
This summer, Facebook unveiled “2Africa,” a subsea cable project that will encircle nearly the entire continent of Africa — much to the surprise of Julie Owono. As Executive Director of Internet Without Borders, she’s seen how quickly projects like this can become enmeshed in local politics, as private companies dig through territorial waters, negotiate with local officials and gradually assume responsibility over vital pieces of national infrastructure. “It’s critical, now, that communities have a seat at the table,” Julie says. We ask her about the risks of tech companies leading us into an age of “digital colonialism,” and what she hopes to achieve as a newly appointed member of Facebook’s Oversight Board.