State governments are passing laws that seek to protect kids from social media. But maybe what we really need is to protect kids—and the Internet—from the government. Mike Masnick, founder and editor of Techdirt, joins the show to discuss California’s AB 2273, Utah’s SB 152 and HB 311, and the wider hysteria over minors and social media use. For more, see Mike’s recent article, “As The Social Media Moral Panic Continues, People Keep Highlighting How Much Value It Actually Provides.”
#44: A Lifeline for Broadband
#43: Drone Safety
#42: Broadband Privacy
#41: The War on Hacking
#40: Unlocking the Cable Box
#39: Uber vs. Thumbtack: Labor in the Sharing Economy
#38: How Stuff Works - Spectrum 101
#37: Social Media and Terrorism
#36: MOBILE NOW & The Future of Wireless
#35: Imperial FCC
#34: Washington #TechFail
#33: Space Law (Part 3) Mining in Space
#32: McCaul Encryption Comission
#31: EU Digital Single Market: The View from Milan
#30: “Net Neutrality” (Ahem, Title II) Progress Report
#29: Bitcoin is Unleashing Economies
#28: Space Law (Part 2) Property Rights in Space
#27: Connecting the Rez: Broadband on Tribal Lands
#26: Scalia & Net Neutrality: Law and Politics
#25: Drones & Humanitarianism
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