To be able to censor the president of the United States, that’s a powerful institution. “Where exactly do we draw the line between free speech versus speech that needs to be stopped?” In this episode of Life in the Cloud, Jake Jorgovan and Kris Reddy discuss a recent article from the Wall Street Journal. Referenced below, the authors of the article propose a solution to big tech’s power on censorship.
To be able to censor the president of the United States, that’s a powerful institution. “Where exactly do we draw the line between free speech versus speech that needs to be stopped?”
In this episode of Life in the Cloud, Jake Jorgovan and Kris Reddy discuss a recent article from the Wall Street Journal. Referenced below, the authors of the article propose a solution to big tech’s power on censorship.
The solution involves middleware and integrating with the tech platforms. In theory, putting the power back into the hands of the users makes perfect sense. But, it is much more complicated than that.
Avoiding political opinions, Jake and Kris discuss AWS shutting down the Parler. Was that a breach of contract?
What’s worse - a business driven by profit or a business driven by politics? Listen in to this episode to learn more.
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