Babbage: Regulating fake news

Babbage from The Economist

English - February 13, 2019 17:27 - 20 minutes - ★★★★★ - 398 ratings
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Tech giants face regulation on news after UK media review. Its author, Dame Frances Cairncross, tells us even the technology platforms recognise the need for change. Roger McNamee, one of Facebook’s early investors, asks if it’s now too powerful. And the award-winning inventor of GPS on how his early atomic clock just keeps getting better with age. Kenneth Cukier hosts

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