Blocked and Reported Premium: Troll Wars
Jan 16, 2025
This week features a dramatic breakup between online figures Milo Yiannopoulos and Laura Loomer, drawing attention to the personal lives tangled in social media dramas. The podcast dives deep into Meta’s new hate speech policies, raising questions about free expression versus harmful rhetoric. There's a lively debate on TikTok's future in the U.S. amid privacy concerns, as well as a discussion on how collective intelligence can reveal truths in an age of misinformation. Sensitive topics are tackled with humor, navigating the stormy waters of modern communication.
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TikTok Exodus to Xiaohongshu
- TikTok users are moving to the Chinese app Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) in response to a potential U.S. ban.
- This app blends TikTok's short-form videos with commerce and Instagram-like features.
Accent Controversy Apology
- Listeners criticized Jesse Singal for using accents in the previous episode about grooming gangs.
- He apologized, acknowledging the accents were inappropriate for the serious subject matter.
Incoherent Hate Speech Policy
- Meta's updated hate speech policy allows generalizations about groups, but not about intelligence unless cited.
- This policy appears incoherent, permitting statements like "Black people are more violent" but not "White people are more intelligent" without evidence.