How to Fix the Internet

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
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How to Fix the Internet

The internet is broken—but it doesn’t have to be. If you’re concerned about how surveillance, online advertising, and automated content moderation are hurting us online and offline, the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s How to Fix the Internet podcast offers a better way forward. EFF has been defending your rights online for over thirty years and is behind many of the biggest digital rights protections since the invention of the internet. Through curious conversations with some of the leading minds in law and technology, this podcast explores creative solutions to some of today’s biggest tech challenges. Hosted by EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn and EFF Associate Director of Digital Strategy Jason Kelley, How to Fix the Internet will help you become deeply informed on vital technology issues as we work to build a better technological future together.

  1. Rerelease - So You Think You're a Critical Thinker

    OCT 11 · BONUS

    Rerelease - So You Think You're a Critical Thinker

    This episode was first released on March 21, 2023. The promise of the internet was that it would be a tool to melt barriers and aid truth-seekers everywhere. But it feels like polarization has worsened in recent years, and more internet users are being misled into embracing conspiracies and cults. From QAnon to anti-vax screeds to talk of an Illuminati bunker beneath Denver International Airport, Alice Marwick has heard it all. She has spent years researching some dark corners of the online experience: the spread of conspiracy theories and disinformation. She says many people see conspiracy theories as participatory ways to be active in political and social systems from which they feel left out, building upon beliefs they already harbor to weave intricate and entirely false narratives. Marwick speaks with EFF’s Cindy Cohn and Jason Kelley about finding ways to identify and leverage people’s commonalities to stem this flood of disinformation while ensuring that the most marginalized and vulnerable internet users are still empowered to speak out.

    44 min
  2. Fighting Enshittification

    JUL 2

    Fighting Enshittification

    How to Fix the Internet

    39 min
  3. AI in Kitopia

    JUN 18

    AI in Kitopia

    How to Fix the Internet

    38 min
  4. AI on the Artist’s Palette

    JUN 4

    AI on the Artist’s Palette

    How to Fix the Internet

    39 min
  5. Chronicling Online Communities

    MAY 21

    Chronicling Online Communities

    How to Fix the Internet

    36 min
  6. Building a Tactile Internet

    MAY 7

    Building a Tactile Internet

    How to Fix the Internet

    33 min
  7. Right to Repair Catches the Car

    APR 23

    Right to Repair Catches the Car

    How to Fix the Internet

    35 min
  8. Anti-Trust/Pro-Internet

    APR 9

    Anti-Trust/Pro-Internet

    How to Fix the Internet

    39 min
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The internet is broken—but it doesn’t have to be. If you’re concerned about how surveillance, online advertising, and automated content moderation are hurting us online and offline, the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s How to Fix the Internet podcast offers a better way forward. EFF has been defending your rights online for over thirty years and is behind many of the biggest digital rights protections since the invention of the internet. Through curious conversations with some of the leading minds in law and technology, this podcast explores creative solutions to some of today’s biggest tech challenges. Hosted by EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn and EFF Associate Director of Digital Strategy Jason Kelley, How to Fix the Internet will help you become deeply informed on vital technology issues as we work to build a better technological future together.

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  • Creator
    Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    52
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    How to Fix the Internet

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