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Leaked government information

We start of talking about Jack Teixeira documents found online. The conversation shifts toward whistleblowers, whistleblower protection and how top secret documents fit in.

We get into some specifics about whistleblowers and find ourselves talking outside of our knowledge base. For more details, view this site. Specifically, giving a media outlet confidential information does not grant whistleblower protections of any kind.

We also get into the judicial oversight of federal law enforcement in a way that is not an accurate representation of how the process works.

Here is the link to the YouTube video.

Brother VS. Brother
Brother VS. Brother
Leaked government information
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Media Politics Society

Section 230 and responsibility of speech on the internet

Section 230 of Telecommunications Act of 1996 states that no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider. We discuss the difference between publishers, distributors and platforms and how social media companies fit in that framework. How much responsibility do social media companies bear for the content we see.

Here is the link to the YouTube video.

Brother VS. Brother
Brother VS. Brother
Section 230 and responsibility of speech on the internet
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The Twitter Files

What are the twitter files, how did they come about and how are the journalists getting the information. What have they revealed, how are people talking about it or distorting it.

Here is the link to the summary of collection of of Twitter Files (that has not been updated since December 22). It also links to the full list of tweets of each Twitter File drop.

Link to the YouTube video.

Brother VS. Brother
Brother VS. Brother
The Twitter Files
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Musk’s Twitter

This is part one of a two part conversation revolving around Twitter. This conversation takes a look at Twitter under the helm of Elon Musk, the changes made to the company and his presence on the platform. The next conversation will focus on the Twitter Files.

Here is the YouTube video.

Brother VS. Brother
Brother VS. Brother
Musk's Twitter
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Banning of TikTok

Why are people concerned about the App TikTok? Why is TokTok different than other social media apps? Why is the government considering banning the app? We cover all this and alternatives to banning the app.

Link to the YouTube video.

Brother VS. Brother
Brother VS. Brother
Banning of TikTok
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Classified Documents of Trump and Biden

What are the similarities and differences between Trump’s handling and Biden’s handling of the found classified documents. Also how have the reactions to the documents been different from the media to the Department of Justice.

Timeline of Trump’s handling and Biden’s handling of classified documents as of the time of the conversation
Breakdown of reporting on Biden’s handling of classified material

The link to the YouTube video.

Brother VS. Brother
Brother VS. Brother
Classified Documents of Trump and Biden
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Analysis Media Society

Help improve the media environment

Rather than complaining about bias in the media, there is something you can do. Subscribe. Commit to supporting the good outlets so that they are not dependent on advertising.

Link to the YouTube video.

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Brother VS. Brother
Help improve the media environment
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How do we identify quality media sources?

Brian and Colin discuss whether information from a particular source can be trusted or not. If the information is strictly fact-based this is not a complicated issue, but sometimes sources will avoid certain aspects and then the issue becomes more complicated. We discuss the website and app, Factual which rates articles and news sites based on an algorithm rather than personal opinions.

Here is the link to the YouTube video.

Brother VS. Brother
Brother VS. Brother
How do we identify quality media sources?
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Content moderation on social media

This conversation focuses primarily on the Twitter environment. Brian and Colin agree that this is a difficult process. No matter if you want content moderation to be strict and others wish it to be more relaxed and allow users to moderate their own feeds. How does the debate over the ‘public square’ affect social media?

The article that Colin references from Gizmodo.

Here is a link to the YouTube video.

Brother VS. Brother
Brother VS. Brother
Content moderation on social media
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Hunter Biden’s laptop

With recent revelations regarding the authenticity of the laptop, should media have handled the news differently when it broke 3 weeks before the election in 2019. Was the news suppressed? Should the media outlets have reported the news even when they could not verify the details? How much validating should social media conduct?

Here is the link to the YouTube video.

Brother VS. Brother
Brother VS. Brother
Hunter Biden's laptop
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