The technology sector’s rise in relevance, utility, and power in our lives and the international landscape has been increasingly self-evident over the 21st century. The past decade saw once-charming upstarts become behemoths who drew scrutiny from a wide range of critics. And the COVID-19 pandemic has only grown the sector’s salience and our dependence on their products, heightening the contradictory position. As we emerge from that pandemic with the rising awareness of this dependence, there are tons of questions about what happens next, which the Big Tech Ticket will address. James Rogers, a journalist with more than two decades covering the tech industry, will be the host of the Big Tech Ticket. The show will feature interviews with experts, decision makers, academics, and executives in the field, and will appear on Wednesdays.
Episodes
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Facebook's power as a publishing platform extending across multiple products and billions of users has long become self-evident. The nature of that power, and Facebook's efforts to maintain their position while acknowledging that power, comes into the spotlight today.
With news due this morning on the Oversight Board's decision, the inaugural episode of The Big Tech Ticket breaks down what would have gone into the decision for the board, and what it means for users and investors. Host James Rogers speaks with Jason Mollica, professor of communications at American University, about the pending decision and the repercussions of all of this.
Topics Covered
- 1:00 minute mark - The background on the Facebook Oversight Board’s pending decision
- 5:30 – What is the board considering?
- 8:00 – The board’s independence and the stakes of this decision
- 12:15 – The impact on users
- 16:30 – How might this affect Facebook’s business as a brand-safe platform?
- 20:00 – The global political impact of this decision
- 23:00 – Knock-on effect to other platforms like Twitter
- 26:00 – What would Trump’s play be in a social media network
- 32:00 – Facebook’s resiliency
- 36:30 – The legacy of Trump’s social media use
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