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Government and Tech Faceoff. The Edge - Facebook Strikes Back

Feb 25, 202121 min
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Episode description

This week Facebook decided to "unfriend" an entire country. This argument involves Australian government media, freedom of speech, and the hubris of the tech giants, as they practice "surveillance capitalism". This bold move by Facebook closed down the posts of two health agencies in the middle of a global pandemic. Mark Stross weighs in on Facebook's practice to censor content, and the governments who are feeling the impact of this tech giant's misbehavior. 

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