Why everyone hates Big Tech with Matt Yglesias of The Weeds

episode

The Vergecast not yet transcribed

▲ 0

Transcript

This episode hasn't been transcribed yet Upvotes decide what gets transcribed next — 0 so far. Sign in to upvote

More from The Vergecast

Apple's new iPhones and Watches are better than the last ones 48 min · 17 Sep 2026

Your AI apocalypse questions, answered 33 min · 16 Sep 2026

Is social media driving teen mental health issues? 49 min · 15 Sep 2026

Who is the $1,059 Steam VR headset for? 44 min · 14 Sep 2026

We unfolded the iPhone Duo 1h 21m · 11 Sep 2026

Schools are catching onto tech’s playbook 37 min · 10 Sep 2026

All episodes from The Vergecast →

Report any issue

Source

Recorded22 Jul 2019

Publisherfeeds.megaphone.fm

Handlerec:2735988

Show notes

Vox Senior Correspondent and host of The Weeds Matt Yglesias joins Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel in this special crossover episode to explain what Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which allows platforms to circumnavigate liability for user content, really means. They also discuss Elizabeth Warren’s proposal to break up big tech platforms, and how it may or may not fix anything. Subscribe to The Weeds for free here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ask this episode

“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.

Sign in