CYBER

Inside the Alex Jones Trial

Alex Jones, the slowly bloating Texan broadcaster, is currently on trial in Austin for peddling conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook massacre. Jones has already lost—the trial will eventually set damages.  Amid this, Jones’ companies are filing for bankruptcy and a new documentary about him is playing the festival circuit. He says this is all about the First Amendment. In a way, he’s right. Defamation cases are about the First Amendment.  On this episode of Cyber, Motherboard Senior Staff Writer Anna Merlan comes on to discuss all things Alex Jones. Merlan has written extensively about Jones and is following the trial for Motherboard. Stories discussed in this episode: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjkby3/as-damages-trial-begins-alex-jones-lawyers-fight-for-his-financial-life" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">As Damages Trial Begins, Alex Jones’ Lawyers Fight for His Financial Life</a> <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjkkzd/infowars-cannot-stop-covering-its-own-damages-trial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">InfoWars Cannot Stop Covering Its Own Damages Trial</a> We’re recording CYBER live on Twitch. Watch live during the week. <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/motherboardtv/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us</a> there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show. Subscribe to<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cyber/id1441708044?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> CYBER on Apple Podcasts</a> or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Hacking. Hackers. Disinformation campaigns. Encryption. The Cyber. This stuff gets complicated really fast, but Motherboard spends its time embedded in the infosec world so you don't have to. Host Matthew Gault talks every week to Motherboard reporters about the stories they're breaking and to the industry's most famous hackers and researchers about the biggest news in cybersecurity. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.