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Facebook & Unheeded Advice (with Roger McNamee and Joyce Vance)

Dec 22, 2021

Joyce Vance talks with Roger McNamee, a prominent technology investor and early Facebook supporter turned critic, about his concerns regarding Facebook's impact on democracy. They delve into McNamee's disillusionment with Zuckerberg after confronting him about the platform's ethical failures. McNamee proposes a regulatory agency similar to the FDA to oversee tech companies and discusses his own unexpected journey from musician to activist. The conversation culminates in a call for accountability in the tech industry and the importance of collective action for change.

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Episode guests

Roger McNamee

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Episode notes

Intro

6min

Foundations of Facebook: A Pivotal Meeting

13min

From Deadhead to Industry Innovator: A Journey Through Music and Technology

3min

The Musical Journey of Moon Alice: Passion, Evolution, and New Releases

3min

From Investor to Activist

12min

Inside Facebook: Ethical Dilemmas and Political Influence

4min

Regulation and Responsibility in the Tech Age

21min

The Power of Collective Action for Change

2min

In this special episode of the CAFE Insider podcast recorded on November 16, Joyce speaks with prominent technology investor Roger McNamee. CAFE Insider is usually behind the paywall, but we’re taking it down for this episode due to popular demand.

The conversation centers around the threat Facebook poses to democracy, and what happened when McNamee confronted Mark Zuckerberg following the 2016 election. They also discuss McNamee’s mentorship of Zuckerberg, how that relationship fell apart after Facebook changed its business model to maximize profit, and what can still be done to protect the public from exploitative technologies.

What’s McNamee’s vision for a regulatory agency in the mold of the Food and Drug Administration to monitor technology and social media? Why does McNamee consider himself an “accidental investor” after first setting out to become a musician? We get into these questions and more.

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For show notes and a transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/facebook-unheeded-advice-with-roger-mcnamee-and-joyce-vance/

Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Editorial Producers: Jake Kaplan, Noa Azulai, Sam Ozer-Staton.

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