Techdirt Podcast
1) The Dangers Of Product Design Liability For Social Media
We've written at length about the dangers of the recent court rulings in California and New Mexico that say social media companies can be held responsible for certain uses of their platforms via produ...Show More
2) Transaction Denied
In the conversation about online speech, most of the attention tends to fall on the big social media platforms, while other intermediaries get overlooked — especially payment processors and other fina...Show More
3) The Future Of Section 230
Last month, Mike participated in the Cato Institute's Section 230 at 30 event to mark the 30th anniversary of the passage of Section 230. The event featured a series of fireside chats and panels that ...Show More
4) Mike And Karl Talk AI
There's a notion that pops up in the comments here on Techdirt that Mike and our writer Karl Bode are deeply opposed in their opinions on AI and engaged in an epic ongoing debate. Alas, the truth is a...Show More
5) The Vision For The Decentralized Internet
The Vision For The Decentralized Internet by Techdirt
6) Answering Your Questions
Two weeks ago, we ran a bit of an AMA experiment, with a call on Bluesky for fans of Techdirt to ask Mike any questions they might have. We got lots of great responses and now, as promised, Mike is de...Show More
7) The Supreme Court's Internet Cases
In the last few years, the Supreme Court has been paying a lot more attention to the internet than it ever has before, and the cases keep on coming. This is already having a big impact on how the inte...Show More
8) Does AI Remove Or Provide User Agency?
On a recent episode of our other podcast, Ctrl-Alt-Speech, Mike was joined by guest host Konstantinos Komaitis for a far-reaching discussion about online speech. One point that was briefly raised in t...Show More
9) A Manifesto To Build A Better Internet
Last month, we dedicated an episode of the podcast to discussing our recently announced project to push for a better internet, The Resonant Computing Manifesto. This week, we've got a cross-post episo...Show More
10) Could News Publishers Embrace AI Via An API
The relationship between journalism and AI has been off to an antagonistic start, with multiple court cases underway and plenty of discourse about what should happen next. There are various proposed a...Show More