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Who Broke the Internet? | E2: Ctrl, Ctrl, Ctrl

EPISODE · May 12, 2025 · 28 MIN

Who Broke the Internet? | E2: Ctrl, Ctrl, Ctrl

from Understood: Deepfake Porn Empire

In 1998, the United States Congress tried to tame the wild internet with a new law: the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. But buried in its fine print was a provision that would end up giving tech giants ultimate legal protection and control, and stop innovators from fixing what's broken. Host Cory Doctorow traces how a law written for a different era led to the arrest of a researcher, became the playbook for Meta's enshittification, and lets platforms degrade your online life today — protecting them while they do it.  Guests in this episode include Seth Schoen and Pam Samuelson. Archival recordings feature Dmitry Sklyarov, Bruce Lehman, Al Gore, and Steve Sipress. 

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