Podcast appearances and mentions of chris stokel walker

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton talks to Pilita Clark of the Financial Times and Carolie Reidy of the HR Suite about a new working plan by the ECB called '3-5-8' which means employees must move roles after 8 years.Susan also talks to Chris Stokel-Walker about the real cost of using 'free' social media platforms.Plus, Rory Gillen of Gillen Markets looks at the 'investing' life of Warren Buffet as he finally calls it a day.

Chris Stokel-Walker, technology journalist and author of “How AI Ate The World” and Conor Murphy English teacher in Skibbereen Community School

This week on Taking Stock Emmet Oliver talks to Rana Foroohar of the Financial Times about the troubling philosophy at the heart of the MAGA Movement.Emmet also reflects on the early days and uses of Skype with Chris Stokel-Walker with the news that the platform is closing down.Plus, Emmet asks if the Petrol Engine is actually here to stay when he talks to Philip Nolan of the Daily Mail.

Sovereign AI is to become a cornerstone of national strategies, enabling countries to develop their own AI infrastructure and capabilities, thereby enhancing strategic resilience and fostering innovation, it will also play a crucial role in sectors such as healthcare and finance, driving advancements and improving security in an increasingly interconnected world. This week, Dave, Esmee and Rob talk to Chris Stokel-Walker, Journalist, author and communicator specializing in tech, AI, and digital culture (including YouTube and TikTok) about the notion of sovereign AI and how that might develop as part of the AI world going forward.TLDR04:50 Rob is confused about Net Neutrality 08:40 Cloud conversation with Chris Stokel-Walker45:42 Superintelligence and how the public and policymakers understand and react to technology  54:50 Going to an art exhibition opening and e-textiles  Guest:Chris Stokel-Walker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stokel/HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Artificial intelligence will be “mainlined into the veins” of the nation, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has declared, with a multibillion-pound investment and huge public rollout. Amid bond market chaos and a falling pound, the Government is pinning its hopes for growth on the AI revolution - what could possibly go wrong?To unpick the technogobledigook with Nish and Coco is technology journalist Chris Stokel-Walker. They drill into the Government's AI action plan and the potential pitfalls of this silver bullet for society, jobs and the environment. With the far right surging across the world - it's important to know when you can call a fascist a fascist. No one knows this better than Nafeez Ahmed, investigative journalist and author of “Alt Reich: The Network War to Destroy the West from Within”. He breaks down the scale of the threat we are facing and how we can fight it.And with so much Billionaire BS flying about, we debut “Facts versus Fuckwits”, debunking some prime fuckwittery from a painfully out-of-touch Tony Blair. Useful Links“Alt-Reich: The Network War to Destroy the West from Within” by Nafeez Ahmedhttps://www.waterstones.com/book/alt-reich/nafeez-ahmed//9781916754140Mental Health Services:https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/seeking-help-for-a-mental-health-problem/where-to-start/https://www.samaritans.org/https://www.youngminds.org.uk/https://www.rethink.org/advice-and-information/ GuestsChris Stokel-WalkerNafeez Ahmed Audio CreditsSky NewsJimmy's Jobs for the Future Podcast Pod Save the UK is a Reduced Listening production for Crooked Media.Contact us via email: PSUK@reducedlistening.co.ukInsta: https://instagram.com/podsavetheukTwitter: https://twitter.com/podsavetheukTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@podsavetheukFacebook: https://facebook.com/podsavetheukYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@PodSavetheUK

Factchecker Jesse Stiller and technology journalist Chris Stokel-Walker explore why Mark Zuckerberg has announced dramatic changes to Meta's social platforms, and what they will mean for their 3.3 billion users. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

I'm back with the first podcast of 2025! This week, I'm discussing Elon Musk's closeness to President-elect Donald Trump with the journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker. We also unpack Mark Zuckerberg's decision to end fact-checking across Meta's various platforms. More Speech and Fewer Mistakes Chris Stokel-Walker on Twitter Chris Stokel -Walker on LindkeIn Charlotte Henry on Twitter Charlotte Henry on Threads Charlotte Henry on Instagram Charlotte Henry TikTok The Addition on YouTube Chris Stokel-Walker's Books YouTubers: How YouTube Shook Up TV and Created A New Generation Of Stars Amazon Bookshop.org Waterstones TikTok Boom: The Inside Story of the World's Favourite App Amazon Bookshop.org Waterstones How AI Ate the World: A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence - And Its Long Future Amazon Bookshop.org Waterstones

This week on Taking Stock, Mandy Johnston talks to Tom Standage the Deputy Editor of The Economist about what shocks and positives may lie in store for the Global economy next year. Ever wonder about the most expensive homes changing hands in Ireland? From a sprawling Cork estate to the childhood home of Garret FitzGerald, 2024 has seen over 1,200 sales topping €1 million. Alanna Gallagher from The Irish Times gives Mandy a tour of these prestigious properties. In this month's Tech Scape slot, Mandy asks could TikTok be banned in the US when she talks to Chris Stokel-Walker.

In this month's Tech Scape slot with thanks to PWC, Mandy asks could TikTok be banned in the US when she talks to Chris Stokel-Walker

Earlier this year the global video sharing platform You Tube dominated TV viewership in the United States, knocking Disney off the top spot and leaving major media names like Netflix, Paramount, Amazon and Fox in its wake. In a first for the streaming platform, the time people spent watching YouTube on television accounted for 10.4 percent of total TV in the month of July. In terms of its world reach, the platform is now available in more than one hundred countries and pulls in nearly three billion users every month, the majority of which are between 25 and 34 years old, that's younger than the core audience for traditional television. Launched in 2005, YouTube has since expanded and diversified, but it's niche area for dominating the market is still in user generated content and the advertising income it draws in provides the platform with its main source of revenue, leaving the traditional TV market in its wake.So, on this week's Inquiry, we're asking ‘Is YouTube's disruption of TV now complete?' Contributors: Mark Bergen, Reporter with Bloomberg Technology, Author of ‘Like, Comment, Subscribe: Inside YouTube's Chaotic Rise to World Domination', London, UK.Chris Stokel-Walker, Journalist, Author of ‘YouTubers: How YouTube Shook Up TV and Created a New Generation of Stars', Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Rahul Telang, Professor of Information Systems, Carnegie Mellon University, Co-Author of ‘Streaming, Sharing, Stealing: Big Data and the Future of Entertainment', Pennsylvania, USA Dr. Marlen Komorowski, Professor for European Media Markets, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Senior Research Fellow, Cardiff University, Wales, UK Presenter: Charmaine Cozier Producer: Jill Collins Researcher: Kirsteen Knight Editor: Tara McDermott Technical Producer: Cameron Ward Production Co-ordinator: Tim FernleyImage: Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of the YouTube logoCredit: Reuters/Dado Ruvić

In our monthly Techscape slot with thanks to PWC Mandy talks to Chris Stokel-Walker about Telegram; the social media platform used by nearly a billion people.

Social media platform X goes dark in Brazil. It failed to comply with a court order to block accounts linked to disinformation. Owner Elon Musk says it's a crackdown on free speech. How much politics is involved? And could other countries follow suit? In this episode: Flora Rebello Arduini, Senior Adviser, Technology and Human rights. Chris Stokel-Walker, Technology and Digital Culture Journalist.  Vinicius De Carvalho, Lecturer, Brazilian Studies, King's College London.    Host: Dareen Abughaida Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Tech journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker joins us to examine what's going on with messaging app Telegram and its owner Pavel Durov. Telegram is touted as a secure, privacy-focused app, and while that is appealing to many and useful in countries where free speech is curtailed, it has also led to the platform being used as a base for a range of illegal content and activities. Durov was arrested in connection in France and is now under formal investigation. The Explainer is brought to you by The Journal. Providing open access to valuable journalism in Ireland has been the aim of The Journal for a decade. You can contribute to ensure we can keep questioning, investigating, debunking, explaining and informing at www.thejournal.ie/contribute/

On Wednesday, Telegram founder Pavel Durov was charged in France with a wide range of crimes related to illicit activity on the app. His detainment is part of an ongoing investigation by French authorities into the social media app. Telegram, with its more than 900 million users, often offers a window into what's happening on the ground in countries where state censorship is rampant. At the same time, it can be a haven for hate speech and criminality because of the app's encryption and lack of content moderation.Durov's arrest has already lit up a firestorm of debate on whether tech leaders are accountable for what happens on their platforms. Tech journalist Chris Stokel-Walker looks at what Telegram has come to represent, the scrutiny of its founder, and what this case might tell us about the limits of free speech online.For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

The CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov, is being held by French police. The detention of the Russian-born billionaire has been condemned by Moscow and Elon Musk. So why is he being detained? And does the case have wider implications?  In this episode: Ben Aris, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, bne IntelliNews. Chris Stokel-Walker, Technology & Digital Culture Journalist.  Host: Sami Zeidan Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

We're joined by journalist Chris Stokel-Walker, author of How AI Ate The World: A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence – and Its Long Future, to talk about the UK's  responses to the recent nation-wide race riots, and in particular, how it's dealing with a certain tech CEO spreading overtly racist disinformation. Chris talks about the Online Safety Act and where it might be expanded in the aftermath of the riots, the challenges of prosecuting Elon Musk, and why any chance of avoiding future outbreaks would require the government to understand social media use through the lens of public health, rather than a problem requiring more technological solutions.  Buy Chris' books here: https://www.stokel-walker.com/ ------- PALESTINE AID LINKS As the humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Gaza, we encourage anyone who can to donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians. You can donate using the links below. Please also donate to the gofundmes of people trying to escape Rafah, or purchase ESIMs. These links are for if you need a well-respected name attached to a fund to feel comfortable sending money. https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/emergencies/gaza-israel-conflict -------- PHOEBE ALERT Can't get enough Phoebe? Check out her Substack Here! -------- This show is supported by Patreon. Sign up for as little as $5 a month to gain access to a new bonus episode every week, and our entire backlog of bonus episodes! Thats https://www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

Since launching in 2022, ChatGPT has been a game-changer in the world of AI. But it's perhaps the chatbots that companies are using for customer service where we have the most interaction with artificial intelligence. Tech author and broadcaster Chris Stokel-Walker and Which? Technology Editor Lisa Barber tell us how to beat the customer service chatbots and get the answers to our queries as fast as possible. Listen to our episode on AI scams & subscribe to our free Which? Technology newsletter.

Expert reveals why he believes Labour is out-classing the Tories on TikTok. Google set to manually remove weird AI answers in search. Elon Musk's xAI raises $6 billion to fund its race against ChatGPT. Report: next government should consider banning phones for under-16s. Also in this episode:Chris Stokel-Walker, author of TikTok Boom: The Inside Story of the World's Favourite App explains his thoughts on the political parties' TikTok campaignsNorth Korea's attempted spy satellite launch fails with explosionAI regulators in UK are ‘under-resourced', warns science committee chairCalifornia launching pilot program to charge drivers for miles drivenYouTube Music will let you search by humming into your Android phoneFollow us on X or on Threads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One tech journalist whose byline always draws me in is Chris Stokel-Walker. He writes for multiple publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, Wired, Fast Company, and New Scientist. Now, he's got a new book out: How AI Ate the World: A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence - And Its Long Future. Last week, I had the chance to speak with him about it, and about how he covers technology and tech policy generally.

Only two months ago Joe Biden joined the social media platform TikTok with a video captioned "lol hey guys". Now, the US president is poised to sign a bill that could ban the popular app - unless its parent company sells it.    The country is concerned that TikTok's owner, Beijing-based tech firm ByteDance, could be forced by Chinese authorities to hand over the user data of almost 170 million American app users.    On this episode, Niall Paterson unpicks the possible ban with Arthi Nachiappan, our technology correspondent. Plus, Chris Stokel-Walker, author of TikTok Boom: China's Dynamite App And The Superpower Race For Social Media, joins Niall to discuss the app's impact in the US - as well as China's influence on technology. Since recording this episode, TikTok CEO, Shou Chew said in a statement: "This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will challenge it in court. We believe the facts and the law are clearly on our side, and we will ultimately prevail."As we continue to challenge this unconstitutional ban, we will continue investing and innovating to ensure TikTok remains a space where Americans of all walks of life can safely come to share their experiences, find joy, and be inspired."Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse Assistant producer: Iona BrunkerPromotions producer: David Chipakupaku Editor: Paul Stanworth  

Chris Stokel-Walker, Tech Journalist and writer tells Ray about the tech reasons behind the frenzy around where Kate Middleton is and the Royal Mother's Day photo.

*We're not...In a week where:Two men are convicted of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, nearly 22 years after murder.George Galloway wins Rochdale by-election.Raye wins a record-breaking six BRIT Awards.France becomes first country to make abortion a constitutional right.Happy Women's History Month!In the first of a Byline Times Politics double: (7:36) We love a bit of Islamophobia here in Britain, even though we've had waves of the same moral panic over the past decades. It's back once again, flamed in this case by the leading party. (Article By Faisal Hanif)In the 2nd Politics segment: (21:36) All of which brings up once again the efficacy of having a non-white person leading the country pertaining to racism in our society. Judging by his speech a few days ago, clearly not. (Article By Hardeep Matharu)In Life: (38:10) Congratulations, fellow Millennials! We're going to become the richest generation ever! Unfortunately, not many of us won't feel that richness for a while, maybe never. (Article By Harriet Walker, Isolde Walters, Chris Stokel-Walker & Charlie Gowans-Eglinton)Lastly, in Music: (50:43) The AI in Music dialogue continues and similar to Streaming, using AI tools could both boost creativity and undermine musicians. (Article By Nathan J. Robinson)Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?"Rate & ReviewE-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.comTwitter & IG: @The5thElementUKWebsite: https://medium.com/@the5thelementIntro Music - "Too Much" By VanillaInterlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHighChillHop MusicOther Podcasts Under The 5EPN:Diggin' In The Digits5EPN RadioBlack Women Watch...In Search of SauceThe Beauty Of Independence

The Israel-Hamas war has proven to be a particularly fraught conflict on social media.Finding out what's happening on the ground has been complicated by a number of issues: the divisiveness of the debate on both sides, and how entrenched each viewpoint is; the ease with which alternative narratives are broadcast; and the immediate emotional responses that content can trigger. In this, the last episode of the series, host Chris Stokel-Walker speaks to Valerie Wirtschafter, a Fellow in Foreign Policy and the Artificial Intelligence Initiative at the Brookings Institution about the solutions to these issues and how we can verify truth in the fog of war.Producers: Christopher Hooton and Nicola Kelly.Find out more about ARTICLE 19's work and follow us on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/article19org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARTICLE19org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/article19/

The world grows ever more dominated by artificial intelligence. We're promised huge productivity gains and streamlining benefits to make our lives easier, but there are significant drawbacks. The data underpinning AI is biased, the technology can amplify inequalities, and it's unclear who will set crucial standards for the sector and how they will be imposed.In this episode, host Chris Stokel-Walker speaks to Rumman Chowdhury, Responsible AI Fellow at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center, who has long been a campaigner for equality in technology. She fears we're giving the keys to our society to a small group of companies that have shown they can't be fully trusted.Find out more about ARTICLE 19's work and follow us on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/article19org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARTICLE19org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/article19/

When Eric Meyer answered the door to the home he shared with his mother on August 11, 2023, he couldn't have expected what was waiting on the other side.The editor and proprietor of a small Kansas newspaper was being raided by police, who were looking for evidence of supposed illegal data access by one of his reporters.Not used to seeing the police intervene so overtly and unabashedly in the workings of the press, Americans sent letters of support to the newspaper in their tens of thousands.In this episode, Eric tells host Chris Stokel-Walker how he believes the raid was politically motivated; this small town scuffle potentially being an augur for the future of press freedom in a world where opinion is increasingly replacing fact-based news.Producers: Christopher Hooton and Nicola KellyFind out more about ARTICLE 19's work and follow us on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/article19org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARTICLE19org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/article19/

This week on the Taking Stock Podcast:Mandy speaks to freelance journalist, Josefina Salomon about the election of Javier Milei, Argentina's new far-right president; Over the last few days Everton football club was hit by a 10-point deduction after an independent commission's ruling, Mandy is joined by Martin Lipton, Chief Sports Reporter at The Sun to explore the implications for the club and for the Premier League as a whole; and OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman has announced his return to OpenAI just days after he was fired by the board, tech journalist Chris Stokel-Walker joins Mandy with the details.

Generative AI is overhauling the way we work and live - and giving superpowers to ordinary individuals to create smart copy and stunning images in fractions of a second, but at whose expense? In this week's episode, host Chris Stokel-Walker speaks to Karla Ortiz, an artist from Puerto Rico who has drawn for Marvel, HBO, ILM, Universal and more. She has also launched a lawsuit against three large generative AI platforms, alleging mass copyright infringement of her work.She tells Chris how she felt when she learned her artistic expression had allegedly been co-opted, and what impact it's had on her both professionally and personally.Producers: Christopher Hooton and Nicola KellyFind out more about ARTICLE 19's work and follow us on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/article19org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARTICLE19org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/article19/

Generative AI can do a lot of useful things: summarise text, spark inspiration and analyse patterns and data. But it can also makes things up, including entire articles from The Guardian.In this episode, host Chris Stokel-Walker speaks to The Guardian's Head of Editorial Innovation, Chris Moran, about the day he was made aware of an article which never actually existed, though Chat GPT swore otherwise. He describes the newspaper's approach to AI and the many egregious implications the technology will have on the future of journalism.Producers: Christopher Hooton and Nicola KellyFind out more about ARTICLE 19's work and follow us on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/article19org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARTICLE19org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/article19/

With Elon Musk seemingly destroying Twitter, we decided it was time to ask two experts whether we need to be rethinking social media as freelance journalists. Can we live without Twitter and what are the alternatives? Should we be more mindful about how our data is used? And how on earth does Mastodon work? We spoke to tech and internet journalists Chris Stokel-Walker and Steven Asarch to find the answers.The guestsChris Stokel-Walker stokel-walker.comTwitter https://twitter.com/stokelSteven Asarch https://muckrack.com/steven-asarchTwitter https://twitter.com/IAmAsarchResourcesMastodon https://mastodon.social/Blue Sky https://bsky.app/Threads https://www.threads.net/Reddit https://www.reddit.com/Discord https://discord.com/Signal https://signal.org/Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elon-Musk-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1398527491TikTok Boom by Chris Stokel-Walker https://www.amazon.co.uk/TikTok-Boom-China-Superpower-Social/dp/1912454793The History of the Internet by Chris Stokel-Walker https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Internet-Byte-Sized-Chunks-Bite-Sized/dp/1789295599Google accidentally leaking AI chats by Chris Stokel-Walker https://www.fastcompany.com/90958811/google-was-accidentally-leaking-its-bard-ai-chats-into-public-search-resultsRecommendationsMiles Klee, internet culture journalist https://www.rollingstone.com/author/miles-klee/Jessica Lucas, There's a Deadly Drinking Problem on TikTok https://www.huffpost.com/entry/deadly-drinking-tik-tok_n_64760b90e4b02325c5dd1b33Seth Simons, Who's afraid of Lorne Michaels? https://longreads.com/2023/08/17/lorne-michaels-saturday-night-live/Taylor Lorenz, tech journalist on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenzSophia Smith Galer, journalist https://twitter.com/sophiasgalerLaura Garcia, BBC Mundo

Our mobiles are a gateway to the world, holding news and entertainment, personal details and banking account information, friendships - even romances start there. Phones are a treasure trove of information, which is why governments in countries like the Philippines want to access them.In this episode of 'Techtonic', host Chris Stokel-Walker speaks to Mong Palatino, former Filipino congressman, now activist and writer, about a new law requiring users to hand over their names and government IDs to register their SIM cards. Is this to police citizens, or is it a crack down on dissent? Mong tells Chris what it means to sign over your digital life to the authorities.Producers: Christopher Hooton and Nicola KellyFind out more about ARTICLE 19's work and follow us on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/article19org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARTICLE19org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/article19/

Who, if anyone, controls Big Tech? In this episode, Chris Stokel-Walker talks to David Auerbach, a former Microsoft and Google software engineer credited for bringing the first emoji to the world.  His new book, Meganets, warns us about the loose grip Big Tech companies have on the powerful technologies and algorithms they have created, and explores how these systems have driven us further and further into the opinions we already held and into our own little ‘narrative bunkers'.Here he diagnoses the effects of this on society, and tries to offer solutions – which are not easy to find. Producers: Christopher Hooton and Nicola KellyFind out more about ARTICLE 19's work and follow us on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/article19org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARTICLE19org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/article19/

It's a journalist's worst nightmare: your phone has been tracked by rogue employees from a major Chinese tech company, tapping into your sources. That's what happened to Financial Times tech reporter Christina Criddle, who one day received a call from a TikTok representative detailing how some of their staff had tracked her using the app. In this episode, Christina tells host Chris Stokel-Walker how she responded to the unfolding saga and what incidents like these show about the emerging challenges for freedom of expression online.Producers: Christopher Hooton and Nicola KellyFind out more about ARTICLE 19's work and follow us on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/article19org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARTICLE19org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/article19/

The EU Digital Services Act, which aims to tackle disinformation and misuse of user data, offers a blueprint for internet regulation around the world, but will it work? Plus we hear results of a new survey from entertainment union Bectu about the plight of UK freelancers during the Hollywood writers' strike. Guests: Jen Baker, European tech and policy journalist; Adam Satariano, Technology Correspondent, New York Times; Chris Stokel-Walker, tech journalist; Nick Seeber, Global Lead Partner for Internet Regulation, Deloitte; Jackie Sweeny, independent hair and makeup artist; Spencer MacDonald, National Secretary, Bectu. Presenter: Ros Atkins Producer: Simon Richardson

Internet shutdowns are now the first page of the dictator's playbook. Control the lines of communication, and you can control the populace.In this episode, Doug Madory of internet infrastructure analysts Kentik talks to host Chris Stokel-Walker about how leaders around the world crack down on freedom of expression online; what happens when these tools of control are utilised during major world events; and what ramifications internet shutdowns have for us all.Find out more about ARTICLE 19's work and follow us on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/article19org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARTICLE19org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/article19/

Meta launched its new microblogging app Threads on Thursday, with boss Mark Zuckerberg reporting 10 million sign ups in the first seven hours.But can the tech company, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, capitalise on recent changes at Twitter by owner Elon Musk which have alienated many of its users and advertisers? Not content with a battle on socials, Meta's multi-billionaire owner also seemingly agreed to a cage fight challenge from his rival – though no date has yet been set for that. On the Sky News Daily, Sally Lockwood takes a closer look at how Threads measures up against Twitter with tech commentator and journalist Chris Stokel-Walker. Plus, Sally discusses the rivalry between Zuckerberg and Musk with Ben Little, associate professor of cultural politics at the University of East Anglia, who co-authored the book 'New Patriarchs of Digital Capitalism: Celebrity Tech Founders and Networks of Power'. Annie Joyce – senior podcast producer Alex Edden – interviews producer David Chipakupaku – podcast promotion producer Paul Stanworth - editor

How are landlords using tech to refine evictions, surveillance, and speculation? Erin McElroy of The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project tracks the new brainchildren of the real estate and tech industries. Anti-Eviction Mapping Project: antievictionmap.com | Landlord Tech Watch: antievictionmappingproject.github.io/landlordtech | Anti-Eviction Lab: antievictionlab.org | Counterpoints: A San Francisco Bay Area Atlas of Displacement & Resistance: pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1140 | "Prison Tech Comes Home" by Erin McElroy, Meredith Whittaker and Nicole E. Weber for Public Books: publicbooks.org/prison-tech-comes-home | "Access Denied: Faulty Automated Background Checks Freeze Out Renters" by Lauren Kirchner and Matthew Goldstein for The Markup: themarkup.org/locked-out/2020/05/28/access-denied-faulty-automated-background-checks-freeze-out-renters | "Why Zillow Couldn't Make Algorithmic House Pricing Work" by Chris Stokel-Walker for Wired: wired.com/story/zillow-ibuyer-real-estate | www.sadfrancis.co

Stanford's Evelyn Douek and Alex Stamos weigh in on the latest online trust and safety news and developments:Stanford Internet Observatory research discovered serious failings with Twitter's detection and removal systems for child abuse content. - Alexa Corse/ The Wall Street Journal, @stanfordioTwitter CornerIn another welcome gift on Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino's first day, leaked documents show Twitter's ad revenue is down nearly 60% from last year. - Ryan Mac, Tiffany Hsu/ The New York TimesFour Democratic senators sent a letter to Elon Musk and Yaccarino inquiring if there are still enough people at Twitter to comply with the company's FTC data privacy agreements. - Brian Fung/ CNNTwitter's head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, and head of brand safety and ad quality, A.J. Brown, resigned after Musk reversed their decision to limit the reach of a Daily Wire documentary. - Kylie Robison/ Fortune, Sheila Dang/ Reuters, Alexa Corse/ The Wall Street Journal, Suzanne Vranica, Patience Haggin, Alexa Corse/ The Wall Street JournalTwitter planned to limit the visibility of the documentary for misgendering, but Elon Musk overturned the decision and issued an apology to Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing saying the content is allowed and blaming his staff for a “mistake.” - Todd Spangler/ Variety, @elonmuskTwitter is demanding researchers delete data acquired through academic data access agreements within 30 days after the contracts expire unless they pay a new rate of at least $42,000 per month — a near exponential increase — for an enterprise API that provides less access. - Chris Stokel-Walker/ i newspaperLet's hope Linda is feeling good about DSA compliance which will start in August for Twitter.Twitter dropped out of the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation. - Kelvin Chan/ Associated Press, Ewa Krukowska/ Bloomberg News, Justin Hendrix/ Tech Policy Press, Natasha Lomas/ TechCrunch, @GlobalAffairsThe European Commission will conduct a voluntary content moderation compliance test with Twitter for the forthcoming Digital Services Act regulations during a visit to Twitter headquarters in San Francisco later this month. - Sam Schechner/ The Wall Street JournalMeanwhile, YouTube announced it will stop enforcing its 2020 election misinformation policy. Good thing there's no big events coming up in the next year where the amount and importance of such claims is likely to increase! - Sara Fischer/ Axios, YouTubeInstagram lifted its account suspension for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday, saying it was a mistake not to reinstate him after he launched a presidential campaign in April. - Cristiano Lima/ The Washington PostKennedy's account was previously suspended for repeatedly sharing debunked claims about vaccines and COVID-19. His nonprofit, the Children's Health Defense, is still suspended from the platform.  TikTok has been sharing user data on an internal messaging tool that is accessible to ByteDance employees in China. - Sapna Maheshwari and Ryan Mac/ The New York TimesThe surgeon general released a report on the effect social media has on young people, noting benefits, but warning about specific harms and calling for action by social media companies, policymakers, researchers, children, and parents and guardians. - Casey Newton/ Platformer, Taylor Hatmaker/ TechCrunch, Matt Richtel, Catherine Pearson, Michael Levenson/ The New York Times, Department of Health and Human Services, Vivek Murthy/ The Washington Post (commentary)Conservative groups are hoping to take advantage of a legislative response to child safety concerns to remove pro-LGBTQ and similar content on social issues and sexual health and identity. - Mike Masnick/ TechdirtJoin the conversation and connect with Evelyn and Alex on Twitter at @evelyndouek and @alexstamos.Moderated Content is produced in partnership by Stanford Law School and the Cyber Policy Center. Special thanks to John Perrino for research and editorial assistance.Like what you heard? Don't forget to subscribe and share the podcast with friends!

A ban of the Chinese social-media app TikTok, first floated by the Trump Administration, is now gaining real traction in Washington. Lawmakers of both parties fear the app could be manipulated by Chinese authorities to gain insight into American users and become an effective tool for propaganda against the United States. “Tiktok arrived in Americans' lives in about 2018 . . . and in some ways it coincided with the same period of collapse in the U.S.-China relationship,” the staff writer Evan Osnos tells David Remnick. “If you're a member of Congress, you look at TikTok and you say, ‘This is the clearest emblem of my concern about China, and this is something I can talk about and touch.' ” Remnick also talks with the journalist Chris Stokel-Walker—who has written extensively about TikTok and argued against a ban—regarding the global political backlash against the app. “I think we should be suspicious of all social media, but I don't think that TikTok is the attack vector that we think it is,” he says. “This is exactly the same as any other platform.”

A ban of the Chinese social-media app TikTok, first floated by the Trump Administration, is now gaining real traction in Washington. Lawmakers of both parties fear the app could be manipulated by Chinese authorities to gain insight into American users and become an effective tool for propaganda against the United States. “Tiktok arrived in Americans' lives in about 2018 . . . and in some ways it coincided with the same period of collapse in the U.S.-China relationship,” the staff writer Evan Osnos tells David Remnick. “If you're a member of Congress, you look at TikTok and you say, ‘This is the clearest emblem of my concern about China, and this is something I can talk about and touch.' ” Remnick also talks with the journalist Chris Stokel-Walker—who has written extensively about TikTok and argued against a ban—regarding the global political backlash against the app. “I think we should be suspicious of all social media, but I don't think that TikTok is the attack vector that we think it is,” he says. “This is exactly the same as any other platform.”

Today you'll learn about neighborhood 3D-printed by a robot, a 4,500 year-old secret chamber recently discovered in the Great Pyramid of Giza, and about research that shows a genetic link between blood sugar and migraines. 3D-Printed Community “The World's Largest 3D-Printed Neighborhood Is Here” by Todd Woody, 2023.https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2023-3d-printed-houses-austin-texas/?cmpid=BBD030323_GREENDAILY&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=230303&utm_campaign=greendaily&sref=5p3yLRks“The Genesis Collection.” iconbuild.com, N.D. (no date).https://www.iconbuild.com/homes/genesis-collection-at-wolf-ranch“Is the Revolution of 3D-Printed Building Getting Closer?” by Thessa Lageman, 2019.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-11/3d-printed-architecture-more-evolution-than-revolution?sref=aiiNijqZ“Construction Has an Immense Environmental Impact - and the Industry Must Change.” by Rayna Skiver, 2022.https://www.greenmatters.com/community/how-does-construction-affect-the-environment“Sustainable Management of Construction and Demolition Materials,” EPA Website. N.D.https://www.epa.gov/smm/sustainable-management-construction-and-demolition-materials“U.S. construction industry - statistics & facts.” Statista Website. N.D.https://www.statista.com/topics/974/construction/#topicOverview“What has caused the global housing crisis - and how can we fix it?” by Victoria Masterson, 2022.https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/06/how-to-fix-global-housing-crisis/Secret Chamber in Giza  “Scientists have mapped a secret hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza | Ars Technica. Jennifer Ouellette. 2023https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/scientists-have-mapped-a-secret-hidden-corridor-in-great-pyramid-of-giza/“#ScanPyramids - First conclusive findings with muography on Khufu Pyramid.” Press Release from Scan Pyramids Mission. 2016.http://www.hip.institute/press/HIP_INSTITUTE_CP9_EN.pdfItaly's famous dome is cracking, and cosmic rays could help save it.” Jennifer Ouellette. 2018.https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/cosmic-rays-could-help-unlock-the-secrets-of-brunelleschis-dome/“Muon Tomography.” Wikipedia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muon_tomography#:~:text=Muon%20tomography%20or%20muography%20is,Coulomb%20scattering%20of%20the%20muons.“Hidden Corridor in Egypt's Great Pyramid mapped with cosmic rays.” Chris Stokel-Walker. 2023.https://www.newscientist.com/article/2362300-hidden-corridor-in-egypts-great-pyramid-mapped-with-cosmic-rays/“These are the world's tallest structures throughout history.” Iman Ghosh. 2019.https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/09/tallest-historical-structures#:~:text=The%20Stone%20Age%3A%208000%20%E2%80%94%202570%20BCE&text=Experts%20estimate%20that%20the%20Tower,to%20mark%20the%20summer%20solstice.Migraine Hope “Genetic links between migraine and blood sugar levels confirmed.” Author unlisted. 2023https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=185398“Cross-trait analyses identify shared genetics between migraine, headache, and glycemic traits, and a causal relationship with fasting proinsulin.” Islam, M.R. 2023https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00439-023-02532-6“Migraine.” Amaal Starling, M.D. & Mayo Clinic Staff. N.D.https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/migraine-headache/symptoms-causes/syc-20360201#:~:text=A%20migraine%20is%20a%20headache,sensitivity%20to%20light%20and%20sound.“The Costs of Migraines.” No Listed Author. N.D.https://www.themigrainereliefcenter.com/costs-of-migraines/#:~:text=According%20to%20an%2Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/3d-printed-community-secret-chamber-in-giza-migraine-hope

This is a preview of a bonus episode. Listen to the whole episode for as little as $5 at: www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast -------- This week, we're joined by Journalist and Author Chris Stokel-Walker to dissect the recent congressional hearing as part of the ongoing effort to ban TikTok, where multiple geriatric congressmen and women "grilled" the CEO of TikTok, Mr Shou Zi Chew, about various petty gripes and misapprehensions about how technology works. But, hidden within the deluge of baffling questions and supervillain monologues were a number of genuinely interesting questions that bear further discussion. -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

Chris Stokel-Walker, UK-based tech journalist and author of 'TikTok Boom: China's Dynamite App and the Superpower Race for Social Media', joins us on this week's episode to look at the growing privacy concerns over TikTok. What's behind its popularity; what can we tell about its connections to the Chinese government; and is it using your data any differently from other tech giants? The Explainer is brought to you by The Journal. Providing open access to valuable journalism in Ireland has been the aim of The Journal for a decade. You can contribute to ensure we can keep questioning, investigating, debunking, explaining and informing at www.thejournal.ie/contribute/

In an aggressive move to improve the well-being of young people, the video app TikTok is setting a 60-minute daily limit for users under 18. Tech journalist and TikTok expert Chris Stokel-Walker chats to Corin Dann about what's behind the update.

Microsoft soft-launched its new AI-powered search engine in early February. After years of playing second fiddle to Google, the new Bing seemed to finally have something exciting to offer. More than a million people signed up on a wait list to try out the new feature. But it wasn't long before some early testers reported that their interactions with the chatbot had taken an unsettling turn. For some, the bizarre interactions were disconcertingly similar to depictions of AI gone sentient straight out of science fiction. Today, Chris Stokel-Walker, a technology journalist and contributor to the Guardian's TechScape newsletter, explains this latest chatbot, what the technology is doing and whether it's as terrifying as it sounds.

A high-stakes race for supremacy in artificial intelligence is playing out between two of the world's biggest tech companies. Should we be worried or excited? Chris Stokel-Walker reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

WE ARE BACK!And we are back with a boom... specifically TikTok's Boom with the guy who literally wrote the book on it! Chris Stokel-Walker.He is back for his 2nd appearance on the show and we get straight into it.We talk about his book TikTok Boom (Available now in all good places where books are sold)We chat with him about why the move of focus from YouTube to TikTok and what this means for creatorsThen we ramble around the topic of what this means for China on the world stageWe will be back fortnightly (thats every 2 weeks) on Thursdays we can not wait for you to listen in!———————Follow James @JamesErskine (twitter.com/jameserskine)Follow Rocket @WeAreRocketHQ (twitter.com/wearerockethq)Follow Rocket on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/thebigshot)wearerocket.co.uk/Follow Chris on Twitter (twitter.com/stokel)Follow Chris on TikTok (tiktok.com/@st0kel)Follow Chris on Instagram (instagram.com/cstokelwalker)Contact Chris on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/stokel)Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Soooo this week's big topic was about the currently-unraveling political situation in the UK. And while we were editing the episode British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned. But other than that, thanks to how weirdly slow-fast British politics moves, not much else we talked about this week has changed, so this should all still be pretty relevant! We also talked about the current trend of weird rich guys buying social networks and Ryan shares a theory he has about Netflix.Also, come to our live show in London next month! The amazing lineup includes:* Chris Stokel-Walker, tech journalist * Saima Ferdows, comedian and producer * Hanna Ines Flint, author of Strong Female Character * Charlotte Colombo, freelance writer and editor at The Daily Dot * Sophia Smith Galer, journalist, content creator, and author of Losing ItGet tickets here!SHOW NOTESA rundown of the Kanye West Parler stuffThe good Netflix threadPlatformer's Meta vs The Wire storyThe Wire's most recent statement on the whole thingThe bad right-wing Indian news site that does unfortunately make a good point about the whole Meta thingAnother good tweet about the Meta India stuffThe Liz Truss lettuce stream@supertanskiii, @RussInCheshire, and @archer_rs This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thecontentmines.com/subscribe

How does more time spent online result in more havoc and social unrest in the world? In just two decades, social media and its addictive components have changed society in unfathomable ways; how we communicate with one another, how we receive our news, how our societies function and how our societies break down. In this episode Max Fisher, New York Times columnist and author of The Chaos Machine, explores how we have been rewired by algorithms which claim to know us better than we know ourselves. Host for this discussion is technology journalist Chris Stokel-Walker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlotte Henry interviews author and journalist Chris Stokel-Walker about the power of YouTube and TikTok, and what comes next for the platforms.Starring Charlotte HenryThe Addition - https://theaddition.substack.comCharlotte on Twitter: twitter.com/charlotteahenryChris's website: https://www.stokel-walker.comChris on Twitter: twitter.com/stokel See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.

Technology defines nearly every facet of our modern world. It almost feels that to exist today in the Western world, one has no choice but to engage in it. As a result, Big Tech holds an incredible amount of power — power that continues to play a role in the Russia-Ukraine war.As the war has intensified, tech companies have been forced to take a side. It's become what the Times reporters Adam Satariano and Sheera Frenkel described as a “defining geopolitical moment for some of the world's biggest tech companies.” Spotify decided last Friday to suspend its services in Russia because of recently enacted Russian legislation that restricts access to news. Apple Pay also suspended services for Russia's Mir cards, the country's largest card payment system.It's clear Big Tech companies hold big power. But should they? And do their moves in Russia highlight that they have too much influence in some countries? Is it time to finally reconsider tech regulation, and if so, who should be responsible for determining regulation?This week, Jane Coaston brings together two writers who spend their time reporting on the role technology plays in our lives. Charlie Warzel is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and writes the newsletter “Galaxy Brain,” about tech, media and politics. Robby Soave is a senior editor at the libertarian magazine “Reason” and is the author of the book “Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn't Fear Facebook and the Future.”Mentioned in this episode:Charlie Warzel's newsletter, “Galaxy Brain,” for The AtlanticRobby Soave's YouTube show, “Rising”“Ukraine War Tests the Power of Tech Giants” by Adam Satariano and Sheera Frenkel“TikTok Was Designed for War” by Chris Stokel-Walker in Wired“Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn't Fear Facebook and the Future” by Robby Soave.“Sway” episode with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld: “The Corporations Passing — and Failing — the Ukraine Morality Test”(A full transcript of the episode will be available midday on the Times website.)