As the Senate debates the SAVE America Act amid unfounded claims of voter fraud, Jon is joined by Georgetown Research Professor Renée DiResta and Platformer editor Casey Newton to examine what actually threatens our elections. Together, they investigate how algorithms are engineered to push users toward platform owners’ preferred ideologies, explore the incentives driving Silicon Valley’s rightward shift, and discuss how Republicans have weaponized disinformation to undermine electoral trust and rewrite voting rules in their favor.
00:00 – Intro
02:19 – Renée DiResta and Casey Newton Join
04:27 – The Mechanics of Viral Rumors
06:40 – Algorithms and Elites
08:43 – The Election Integrity Partnership
12:57 – Supply and Demand of Disinformation
16:53 – Elon Musk and X
22:00 – The Weaponization Subcommittee
34:47 – The “Twitter Files” and Government Pressure
46:40 – Tech Oligarchs and Financial Incentives
51:37 – Free Speech vs. Algorithmic Speech
01:00:14 – The “Slow Food Movement” for Media
01:03:00 – Impact on Children and Future Generations
01:13:45 – Breaking Down the Discussion
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