As Facebook's oversight board is established, and we continue to grapple with the difficulties of social media platform moderation, I invited Dr. Katell onto the podcast to talk about the issues.

Dr. Michael Katell is a Postdoctoral Research Associate for Data Science and Ethics in the Criminal Justice System working within the Public Policy Programme. He is a technology policy scholar and a philosopher of technology whose general concentrations include equity and social justice in digital systems and platforms. Follow him on Twitter.

Show Contents

00:59 - Dr. Katell’s areas of study and expertise.
05:34 - The Facebook oversight board.
10:44 - Neutrality is not an option.
18:38 - Social media aggravating flaws in human nature.
27:14 - Social media and human nature continued.
32:08 - Why don’t we quit social media?
35:53 - Will people be penalized for not using social media?
40:44 - Do social platforms have the power of governments?
45:39 - Toward a state of technological feudalism?
54:12 - Regulation without faith in democracy.
58:09 - Living in alternate realities.

Ethics & Platform Governance with Dr. Michael Katell