The show opens from our new Palm Beach, Florida, studio as Alex digs into Twitter's recent actions banning a U.S. President and seemingly abandoning many of the key proponents that make it a platform. Next, a look at Parler being removed from Apple and Google app stores in addition to Amazon's AWS banning the platform. Alex discusses if the Parler bans are a national security measure to curb violence or a thinly veiled anticompetitive move from big tech platform monopolies. Continuing on, a look 5 platform alternatives to the current dominant monopolies and coverage of the ACLU speaking out against tech censorship. The show wraps up with an update on Roblox going public via direct listing and the U.S. banning Alipay.
Originally Aired: 01/12/20
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