Big Tech, Voting Rights, and Weed
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The Reason Roundtable mixes it up this week with the usual host, Matt Welch, vaccinated and vacationing. In his absence, Peter Suderman leads the weekly discourse with Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and a special guest, Senior Editor Elizabeth Nolan Brown. The group breaks down tech regulation, Georgia's new voting law, and weed.
Discussed in the show:
1:06: The government versus "big tech": Section 230, antitrust, content moderation.
29:35: Voting bills and voting rights.
47:00: Weekly Listener Question: "Is catcalling freedom of speech? Is it violence?"
52:17: Media recommendations for the week.
This week's links:
- "Your Problem Is Not With Section 230, But The 1st Amendment," by Jess Miers
- "Biden's New Deal: Re-engineering America, quickly," by Mike Allen
- "The Republican Attack on Voting Rights," by Matthew Harwood
- "Georgia Republicans Aim To Restrict Voting by Mail," by Eric Boehm
- "Big tech CEOs face lawmakers in House hearing on social media's role in extremism, misinformation," by Gerrit De Vynck, Cat Zakrzewski, Elizabeth Dwoskin, and Rachel Lerman
- "Elizabeth Warren Wants To Break Up Amazon So It's 'Not Powerful Enough To Heckle Senators With Snotty Tweets'," by Robby Soave
Send your questions either by email to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.
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Audio production by Ian Keyser.
Assistant production by Regan Taylor.
Music: "Angeline," by The Brothers Steve.
What are we consuming this week?
Nick Gillespie
Katherine Mangu-Ward
Peter Suderman
Elizabeth Nolan Brown