Casey Newton

So how do you actually get the result that you want that way? The other reason that I'm Likelier, I think, to believe in this scenario is you look at the problems that Facebook is having right now in the majority of state legislatures around the country.

So how do you actually get the result that you want that way? The other reason that I'm Likelier, I think, to believe in this scenario is you look at the problems that Facebook is having right now in the majority of state legislatures around the country.

So how do you actually get the result that you want that way? The other reason that I'm Likelier, I think, to believe in this scenario is you look at the problems that Facebook is having right now in the majority of state legislatures around the country.

So many states are trying to prevent or dramatically limit the amount of time that teenagers can spend on social media, in some cases trying to block them from using social media altogether because of these child safety issues on the platform.

So many states are trying to prevent or dramatically limit the amount of time that teenagers can spend on social media, in some cases trying to block them from using social media altogether because of these child safety issues on the platform.

So many states are trying to prevent or dramatically limit the amount of time that teenagers can spend on social media, in some cases trying to block them from using social media altogether because of these child safety issues on the platform.

And so this moment when Facebook is under so much scrutiny for all of the harms that befall children on their platforms, for them to say, well, this is the moment that we're kind of just going to stop analyzing any posts to see if they're bad until a user reports them, that could be a world where a lot more kids get hurt and that puts even more pressure on Facebook and it makes even more people mad at them.

And so this moment when Facebook is under so much scrutiny for all of the harms that befall children on their platforms, for them to say, well, this is the moment that we're kind of just going to stop analyzing any posts to see if they're bad until a user reports them, that could be a world where a lot more kids get hurt and that puts even more pressure on Facebook and it makes even more people mad at them.

And so this moment when Facebook is under so much scrutiny for all of the harms that befall children on their platforms, for them to say, well, this is the moment that we're kind of just going to stop analyzing any posts to see if they're bad until a user reports them, that could be a world where a lot more kids get hurt and that puts even more pressure on Facebook and it makes even more people mad at them.

So that is truly one of the big question marks for me in all of this is how does a company wind up reconciling that? So anyway, those are two visions that I see.

So that is truly one of the big question marks for me in all of this is how does a company wind up reconciling that? So anyway, those are two visions that I see.

So that is truly one of the big question marks for me in all of this is how does a company wind up reconciling that? So anyway, those are two visions that I see.

No, it really is not going to.

No, it really is not going to.

No, it really is not going to.

They're really not. They're really not. Disdain for Mark Zuckerberg is a truly bipartisan phenomenon. The other thing, just wrapping up here is, you know, I was reflecting at the end of our conversation the other day, you made some remark to the effect of like, well, gosh, Casey, like you seem, you know, depressed.

They're really not. They're really not. Disdain for Mark Zuckerberg is a truly bipartisan phenomenon. The other thing, just wrapping up here is, you know, I was reflecting at the end of our conversation the other day, you made some remark to the effect of like, well, gosh, Casey, like you seem, you know, depressed.

They're really not. They're really not. Disdain for Mark Zuckerberg is a truly bipartisan phenomenon. The other thing, just wrapping up here is, you know, I was reflecting at the end of our conversation the other day, you made some remark to the effect of like, well, gosh, Casey, like you seem, you know, depressed.

And what I wish I had said at the time was, has it ever even occurred to you to ask me a fun question, PJ? You know, I listen to your other episodes and the guests get to be like, hey, why don't you walk me through the history of balloon animals? Like, I would do that too. But no, it's like, oh, hey, Casey, another piece of the internet is falling into the ocean.

And what I wish I had said at the time was, has it ever even occurred to you to ask me a fun question, PJ? You know, I listen to your other episodes and the guests get to be like, hey, why don't you walk me through the history of balloon animals? Like, I would do that too. But no, it's like, oh, hey, Casey, another piece of the internet is falling into the ocean.