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How to Fix the Internet

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What if we re-imagined the internet to be built by more people, in new ways, that actually worked for us as a public good instead of a public harm? Join Ethan Zuckerman in conversation with Cindy Cohn and Danny O’Brien as they fix and reimagine the internet. They’ll talk about what the internet could look like if a diversity of people built their own tools, how advertising could be less creepy, but still work, and how hope in the future will light the way to a better internet.

In this episode you’ll learn about:

The challenges researchers face when gathering information and data about our relationship with social media platforms.
Different ways to communicate with groups online and how these alternatives would improve online speech.
Ways that third parties have tried to give more user control in social media platforms.
How censorship, and who we worry about censoring speech, has changed as the internet has evolved.
The problems with surveillance advertising and alternative ideas for advertisements on the internet.
How the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act blocks research and innovation, and how we can fix it.
How communication on the internet has changed over time, why social media giants aren’t getting it right, and how to move forward.

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