Facebook and Youtube are screwing up my idealised absolutist approach to free speech. The practicality of massive private entities exercising their freedom to decide who can use their platforms is no fun whatsoever and the enormity of these platforms manifest an unprecedented challenge to capitalism; where does the line exists, if it does exist, between a private platform and a public square?
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As I shed the last of the denial clinging on to me like a cancer, I recognise the fact that I must accept the loss of my favourite podcast. Just a mere few days after hearing about the conclusion of one of my other beloved podcasts; Build & Analyze; 5by5 founder and host extraordinaire, Dan Benjamin, released a much welcomed update on the 5by5 network, in which he announced the end to Hypercritical.
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