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On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus introduce some of their favorite interviews from 2018. We have highlights from our conversations with journalist Taylor Lorenz about teen YouTube stars; former head of Facebook’s news feed Adam Mosseri about real-world violence in places like Myanmar; Data for Black Lives Founder Yeshimabeit Milner on how tech companies might share their data for social justice efforts; author Naomi Klein on cryptocurrency in Puerto Rico following the deadly Hurricane Maria; Virginia Sen. Mark Warner on how the government might actually regulate the big tech companies; and Paige Panter, a volunteer with the Tech Workers Coalition on how a broad coalition of tech workers are fighting for change.
1:21 - Interview with Taylor Lorenz
7:57 - Interview with Yeshimabeit Milner
15:49 - Interview with Adam Mosseri
24:09 - Interview with Naomi Klein
30:27 - Interview with Sen. Mark Warner
38:30 - Interview with Paige Panter
Stories discussed on the show:
Slate’s If Then:
• “Dudebros Every Day”
• “What if Facebook Used Data for Black Lives?”
• “What Keeps Facebook up at Night”
• “People Want Power, Not Just Electricity”
• “How Sen. Mark Warner Wants to Crack Down on Tech”
• “Tech Workers Fight Back”
Podcast production by Max Jacobs.
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If Then is presented by Slate and Future Tense, a collaboration among Arizona State University, New America, and Slate. Future Tense explores the ways emerging technologies affect society, policy, and culture. To read more, follow us on Twitter and sign up for our weekly newsletter.
