Tech Won't Save Us

Facebook Is the Zombie Internet w/ Jason Koebler

Paris Marx is joined by Jason Koebler to discuss the AI-generated spam filling Facebook, how the platform seems to have given up trying to stop it, and where the internet goes from here. Jason Koebler is the co-host of the 404 Media Podcast. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/techwontsaveus">Patreon</a>. The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry. Also mentioned in this episode:Jason wrote about his theory of <a href="https://www.404media.co/facebooks-ai-spam-isnt-the-dead-internet-its-the-zombie-internet/">the zombie internet</a> and what he’s been seeing on Facebook.Back in 2018, Motherboard <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/xwk9zd/how-facebook-content-moderation-works">reported</a> on the rules Facebook gave its content moderators.Users of Facebook Free Basics and Wikipedia Zero in Angola found out how to <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/nz7eyg/wikipedia-zero-facebook-free-basics-angola-pirates-zero-rating">make their own video streaming service</a> for free.<a href="https://patreon.com/techwontsaveus" rel="payment">Support the show</a>

Silicon Valley wants to shape our future, but why should we let it? Every Thursday, Paris Marx is joined by a new guest to critically examine the tech industry, its big promises, and the people behind them. Tech Won’t Save Us challenges the notion that tech alone can drive our world forward by showing that separating tech from politics has consequences for us all, especially the most vulnerable. It’s not your usual tech podcast.