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On today’s show, host April Glaser looks at the continuing battle between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Securities and Exchange Commision. Earlier this week, the SEC asked a judge to hold Musk in contempt for tweets he’s made about Tesla’s performance. The SEC says Musk violated a settlement he reached with the commission last year, which required him to have his tweets reviewed before sending them. Then, Will Oremus speaks with journalist Casey Newton about an investigation he published this week on the tech site The Verge. The article is headlined, “The Trauma Floor: The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America.” Newton talked to current and former employees of a moderation facility in Arizona that contracts with Facebook, about the working conditions there. And, in particular, the psychological toll of scrutinizing hundreds of Facebook posts each day that feature extreme violence, hate speech, and conspiracy theories. 5:57 - Interview with Casey Newton 23:23 - Don’t Close My Tabs Stories discussed on the show: CNN: SEC Asks Judge to Hold Musk in Contempt The Verge: The Trauma Floor: The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America Wired: The Laborers Who Keep Dick Pics and Beheadings Out of Your Facebook Feed Don’t Close My Tabs: April: Mercury News: Facebook, Google Bikes Lead to Tensions with Neighbors Will: Vox: How a coat on Amazon took over a neighborhood — and then the internet Podcast production by Max Jacobs You can get updates about what’s coming up next by following us on Twitter @ifthenpod. You can follow Will @WillOremus and April @Aprilaser. If you have a question or comment, you can email us at ifthen@slate.com. I f Then is presented by Slate and Future Tense, a collaboration among Arizona State University, New America, and Slate. Future Tense explores the ways emerging technologies affect society, policy, and culture. To read more, follow us on Twitter and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Listen to If Then via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s show, host April Glaser looks at the continuing battle between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Securities and Exchange Commision. Earlier this week, the SEC asked a judge to hold Musk in contempt for tweets he’s made about Tesla’s performance. The SEC says Musk violated a settlement he reached with the commission last year, which required him to have his tweets reviewed before sending them. Then, Will Oremus speaks with journalist Casey Newton about an investigation he published this week on the tech site The Verge. The article is headlined, “The Trauma Floor: The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America.” Newton talked to current and former employees of a moderation facility in Arizona that contracts with Facebook, about the working conditions there. And, in particular, the psychological toll of scrutinizing hundreds of Facebook posts each day that feature extreme violence, hate speech, and conspiracy theories. 5:57 - Interview with Casey Newton 23:23 - Don’t Close My Tabs Stories discussed on the show: CNN: SEC Asks Judge to Hold Musk in Contempt The Verge: The Trauma Floor: The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America Wired: The Laborers Who Keep Dick Pics and Beheadings Out of Your Facebook Feed Don’t Close My Tabs: April: Mercury News: Facebook, Google Bikes Lead to Tensions with Neighbors Will: Vox: How a coat on Amazon took over a neighborhood — and then the internet Podcast production by Max Jacobs You can get updates about what’s coming up next by following us on Twitter @ifthenpod. You can follow Will @WillOremus and April @Aprilaser. If you have a question or comment, you can email us at ifthen@slate.com. I f Then is presented by Slate and Future Tense, a collaboration among Arizona State University, New America, and Slate. Future Tense explores the ways emerging technologies affect society, policy, and culture. To read more, follow us on Twitter and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Listen to If Then via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ben and James discuss Facebook Live and Pokémon Go. Please note that this episode was podcast five days ago, on Saturday, July 16. Links Ben Thompson: A Technical Glitch — Stratechery The Laborers Who Keep Dick Pics and Beheadings Out of Your Facebook Feed — Wired Mat Honan: Why Facebook And Mark Zuckerberg Went All In On Live Video — BuzzFeed Ben Thompson: Facebook and the Feed — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Pokémon Go Phenomonan, Nintendo’s Pivot, Additional Notes on Pokémon Go — Stratechery Daily Update Ben Thompson: Activision Blizzard Buys King Digital — Stratechery Daily Update Aaron Levie: Nintendo’s … Continue reading Episode 086 — Following a Pokémon Off a Cliff
Ben and James discuss Facebook Live and Pokémon Go. Please note that this episode was podcast five days ago, on Saturday, July 16. Links Ben Thompson: A Technical Glitch — Stratechery The Laborers Who Keep Dick Pics and Beheadings Out of Your Facebook Feed — Wired Mat Honan: Why Facebook And Mark Zuckerberg Went All In On Live Video — BuzzFeed Ben Thompson: Facebook and the Feed — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Pokémon Go Phenomonan, Nintendo’s Pivot, Additional Notes on Pokémon Go — Stratechery Daily Update Ben Thompson: Activision Blizzard Buys King Digital — Stratechery Daily Update Aaron Levie: Nintendo’s … Continue reading Episode 086 — Following a Pokémon Off a Cliff
Our annual recap of Reasons to Love Photography! We pick some of our favorites from our list of 52. Our weekly look at all things photographic with Sarah Jacobs and PhotoShelter co-founder Allen Murabayashi. Get the podcast: http://bit.ly/ilovephoto Watch the broadcast: http://bit.ly/ilovephotoyt 1:17 Johnny Nguyen's Photo of Devonte Hart 3:28 The Laborers Who Keep Dick Pics and Beheadings Out of Your Facebook Feed 5:28 Joana Toro Photographs Costumed Characters in Times Square 8:02 Sofie Amalie Klougart Photographs Romance Tourism 10:50 Sandro Miller shoots John Malkovic in Iconic Photos 12:24 Ferguson Photos are Best Photojournalism of the Year 15:54 Vivian Maier is an Awesome Street Photographer 18:50 Jonas Bendiksen's Still Films 20:57 If They Gunned Me Down 25:08 Victoria Will's Sundance Portraits 28:00 How to Meet Women on the Subway
Happy Halloween! Our weekly look at all things photographic with Sarah Jacobs and PhotoShelter co-founder Allen Murabayashi. Get the podcast: http://bit.ly/ilovephoto Watch the broadcast: http://bit.ly/ilovephotoyt An interview with Aaron Huey David Armstrong passes away at 60 Jimmy Nelson comes under fire for his indigenous people project 8 Legal Cases Every Photographer should know Netflix sends Orange is the New Black to the copyright office on videotape 10 Things Photographers wished they had learned in school Behind the Scenes of a TIME covershoot for Interstellar Erik Madigan Heck’s photos of old masters Babycakes Romero’s The Death of Conversation The Laborers Who Keep Dick Pics and Beheadings Out of Your Facebook Feed Sam Droege’s spectacular macro photography of bees Photographs from a 1950s crossdressing retreat