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Social Media & the National Security State with Alan MacLeod

Feb 14, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

6min

The Utility of Making These Disappointments

2min

The Twitter Files: A Global Town Square

3min

The XCIA Agents Decide Facebook's Content Policy

2min

Facebook's Aaron Berman: The Face of Content Moderation

2min

The Fusion of the National Security State and Big Tech

5min

The Origins of Social Media

2min

The Advantages of Working With the CIA and in-Q Tell

4min

The Politics of CIA Employees at Google

5min

10.

The Role of Social Media in the National Security State

4min

11.

The Golden Age of Alternative Media

3min

12.

The US Government's Power Play on Social Media

4min

13.

The Rise and Fall of TikTok

4min

14.

The National Security State and Big Tech Fusion in the US

3min

15.

The Politics of Big Tech and National Security

3min

16.

The Deep State's Beard for Controlling the Information Age

2min

17.

Graphica: The Cartographers of the Internet Age

6min

18.

The Rise and Fall of American Power in the Digital Age

6min

19.

The Russian Bot Narrative

5min

20.

How to Curate Your Own Censorship Proof Newsfeed

2min

In this episode, Whitney speaks to Alan MacLeod of Mintpress News about his recent investigations that explore the increasing fusion of social media companies, and more broadly Big Tech, with the National Security State.

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Originally published 2/09/23.

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