E10: Twitter & Facebook botch censorship (again), the publisher vs. distributor debate & more

[All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg]

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Sacks' blog post on Section 230:

https://medium.com/craft-ventures/rip-section-230-1112dfad3fac

Referenced in the show:

NY Post Hunter Biden Story

https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/email-reveals-how-hunter-biden-introduced-ukrainian-biz-man-to-dad/

Twitter's explanation for censoring it

https://twitter.com/x/status/1316525303930458115

Facebook's explanation for censoring it

https://twitter.com/x/status/1316395902479872000

Updated CDC survival rates

https://twitter.com/adam_creighton/status/1308652790823051264?s=21

Show Notes:

0:00 The besties catch up on the news

1:29 NY Post Hunter Biden story & censorship by Twitter/Facebook

7:27 What is section 230 & how does it play into the publisher vs. distributor debate

13:23 Distinguishing between publishers & distributors

28:30 Why Twitter & Facebook's actions with the NY Post were a huge blunder & crossed a line, should the laws be rewritten?

37:21 Trump beats COVID, what that means for better treatment options, dueling town halls

46:14 Sacks explains his stance on Prop 13 & Zuckerberg's pro-Prop 15 lobbying

54:34 Thoughts on Amy Coney Barrett & Biden's large lead in the polls

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