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From Russian election interference, to scandals over privacy and invasive ad targeting, to presidential tweets: it’s all happening in online spaces governed by private social media companies. These conflicts are only going to grow in importance. In this series, also available in the Lawfare Podcast feed, Evelyn Douek and Quinta Jurecic will be talking to experts and practitioners about the major challenges our new information ecosystem poses for elections and democracy in general, and the da ...
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Please note we are taking a break between episode releases. Follow us @TI_Pod or hop onto our Discord for information on when we’re coming back. Thanks and enjoy the summer! (or winter, or wherever works for where you live) Standby by for an announcement from the Arbiter of Marwen! Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social …
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Marwen shopping leads the gang to a very important question…are bird of paradise plants regal or goofy? Birds of Paradise Reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/8lw7mh/im_37_years_old_and_just_today_realized_its/ Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Websi…
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We start…somewhere a little different. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Pod Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtub…
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The party shares some tightly held secrets and Honey shows her full asshole. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Pod Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiat…
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After traveling through the Floating Lakes, the party finally reaches Marwen: The Town of Rules. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Pod Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd Twitch: https://www.twi…
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It’s time from some good ol’ fashioned holiday whoop-ass. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Pod Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast YouTube:…
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As the party encounters a winter wonderland amidst the Floating Lakes, Añara opens up to the party about her secret. Also, we talk about bad Netflix shows for a loooong time. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitter: https://…
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Matt Perault, Ramya Krishnan, and Alan Rozenshtein Talk About the TikTok Divestment and Ban Bill
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Last week the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would require ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the popular social media app TikTok, to divest its ownership in the platform or face TikTok being banned in the United States. Although prospects for the bill in the Senate remain uncertain, President Biden has said he wil…
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Today, we’re bringing you an episode of Arbiters of Truth, our series on the information ecosystem. On March 18, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Murthy v. Missouri, concerning the potential First Amendment implications of government outreach to social media platforms—what’s sometimes known as jawboning. The case arrived at the Supreme Cou…
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The party bids farewell to Bludwyn and finds out information about the place they’ve been thrown into, as well as information about each other. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Pod Discord: htt…
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Content Warning: Vomiting / Retching sounds. After successfully defeating the Skull Fairies, the party returns to the otter fey and make Braith take a bath. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Pod…
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Girlboss, Gaslight, Gatekeep: The party shows some skull fairies what’s good. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Pod Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitia…
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The party makes their way further into the valley of Floating Lakes and encounters a new friend with a very special mission. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Pod Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7…
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How Are the TikTok Bans Holding Up in Court?
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In May 2023, Montana passed a new law that would ban the use of TikTok within the state starting on January 1, 2024. But as of today, TikTok is still legal in the state of Montana—thanks to a preliminary injunction issued by a federal district judge, who found that the Montana law likely violated the First Amendment. In Texas, meanwhile, another fe…
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We are taking a short breather between releases. The next episode will come out on Feb 5, 2024. TI heroically makes 0 dick/masturbation jokes in this episode despite quality material, and honestly, I’m feeling sad about that, so say hi on our Discord and hit us up with your own. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social med…
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Jeff Horwitz on Broken Code and Reporting on Facebook
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In 2021, the Wall Street Journal published a monster scoop: a series of articles about Facebook’s inner workings, which showed that employees within the famously secretive company had raised alarms about potential harms caused by Facebook’s products. Now, Jeff Horwitz, the reporter behind that scoop, has a new book out, titled “Broken Code”—which d…
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The party explores the whimsical nature of the First World. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Pod Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast YouTub…
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard a great deal over the last year about generative AI and how it’s going to reshape various aspects of our society. That includes elections. With one year until the 2024 U.S. presidential election, we thought it would be a good time to step back and take a look at how generative AI might a…
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A mysterious man and piece of garlic evict the crew and send them on a mission. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Pod Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginit…
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Beni gets his dick out. Just kidding. Unless…. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Pod Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast YouTube: https://ww…
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Left, left, right, left, right…right? Uh oh. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Pod Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast YouTube: https://www.…
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The Crisis Facing Efforts to Counter Election Disinformation
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Over the course of the last two presidential elections, efforts by social media platforms and independent researchers to prevent falsehoods from spreading about election integrity have become increasingly central to civic health. But the warning signs are flashing as we head into 2024. And platforms are arguably in a worse position to counter false…
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[Enter maze pun here] Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Pod Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ti_pod Pro…
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Talking AI with Data and Society’s Janet Haven
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Today, we’re bringing you an episode of Arbiters of Truth, our series on the information ecosystem. And we’re discussing the hot topic of the moment: artificial intelligence. There are a lot of less-than-informed takes out there about AI and whether it’s going to kill us all—so we’re glad to be able to share an interview that hopefully cuts through…
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The party traverses into the unknown and finds a fun friend. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. This episode includes a promo for the Good Boy/Bad Boy cards from Sanspants Radio. We weren’t paid for it, we just really like them and our friends. You can find the decks here! https://www.sanspantsradio.…
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We return to wherever the hell this place is. Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and chat with us on social media & Discord. You can find "Taking Initiative" at: Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TI_Pod Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd Produced by Josh Perault & Jon Buckmaster. Edited by Morgan Conroy. TI log…
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What Impact did Facebook Have on the 2020 Elections?
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How much influence do social media platforms have on American politics and society? It’s a tough question for researchers to answer—not just because it’s so big, but also because platforms rarely if ever provide all the data that would be needed to address the problem. A new batch of papers released in the journals Science and Nature marks the late…
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Distinguished Adventurers - Episode Preview
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Continuing our hiatus of TI S3, enjoy a sample episode from Distinguished Adventurers' second campaign! Distinguished Adventurers Website: https://www.distinguishedadventurers.com/ TI is produced by Josh Perault & Jon Buckmaster. Logo belongs to Distinguished Adventurers, used only for promotional purposes here. TI theme song created by Neil Martin…
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Sanspants Radio - The Curse of the El Doncetto Man - Episode Preview
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During our first hiatus of TI S3, enjoy the first episode of Sanspants Radio's "The Curse of the El Doncetto Man" from their Beyond the Map series. Sanspants Radio Website: sanspantsradio.com Beyond the Map on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-map-a-world-of-darkness-series/id1591559508 TI is produced by Josh Perault …
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