BestNetTech Podcast Episode 440: Could News Publishers Embrace AI Via An API?

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Tue, Dec 16th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

The relationship between journalism and AI has been off to an antagonistic start, with multiple court cases underway and plenty of discourse about what should happen next. There are various proposed approaches to setting up a better interplay between the two, but one person with an especially unique idea is Professor Jeff Jarvis, who joins the podcast this week to discuss the concept of an API for news that would help journalists embrace AI in a positive way.

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Filed Under: ai, artificial intelligence, journalism, podcast

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BestNetTech Podcast Episode 439: The Resonant Computing Manifesto

Innovation

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Fri, Dec 5th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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Earlier today, we joined in announcing the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call for restoring a culture of technology that empowers users and enriches their lives. The manifesto was created by a group led by Alex Komoroske, and today Alex joins the podcast for a deeper dive into what “resonant computing” means and what a better future might look like.

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Filed Under: innovation, podcast, resonant computing

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BestNetTech Podcast Episode 438: Saving Democracy From Fascism

Politics

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Wed, Nov 12th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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Three years ago, Mike Brock joined us on the podcast to discuss a decentralized web project, and more recently we’ve published several cross-posts from his Substack about the horrifying goings-on in American politics and media. Today, Mike joins the podcast once again for a far-ranging conversation about the state of democracy and what recent elections can tell us about how to save it from fascism.

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Filed Under: democracy, fascism, mike brock, podcast, politics

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BestNetTech Podcast Episode 437: Social Media Is Always Changing

Free Speech

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Tue, Nov 4th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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For two decades, the landscape of social media has been constantly changing, and the discourse about “free speech” has been changing alongside it. This week, we’ve got a bit of an open-ended discussion with TechFreedom‘s Corbin Barthold, host of the Tech Policy Podcast, about social media’s history and future, and the question of what people really want out of it.

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BestNetTech Podcast Episode 436: Venture Capital Is Eating The World

Venture Capital

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Tue, Oct 28th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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It was nearly 400 episodes ago when Catherine Bracy joined the podcast for a two part discussion (one, two) to talk about Silicon Valley culture and what investors are willing to fund. Now, more than a decade later, Catherine has released a new book, World Eaters: How Venture Capital Is Cannibalizing The Economy, which takes even closer look at the basic incentives of venture capital today. So this week, Catherine is back on the podcast to talk about her book and the ways venture capital is shaping tech innovation for the worse.

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Filed Under: catherine bracy, podcast, silicon valley, venture capital

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BestNetTech Podcast Episode 435: An Insider’s View Of Decentralized Social Media

Innovation

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Tue, Oct 21st 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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As you know, we talk a lot about decentralization and protocols over platforms. When it comes to decentralized social media in particular, one person who has been working on it since the earliest days is developer Rabble, who was around at the very beginning of what would become Twitter and has worked on many decentralized social media efforts, and recently proposed a new Social Media Bill of Rights in a post here on BestNetTech. This week, Rabble joins the podcast to talk all about the history and present state of decentralized social media.

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BestNetTech Podcast Episode 434: The New Generation Of Independent Journalists

Journalism

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Tue, Oct 14th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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BestNetTech recently passed its 28th anniversary as an independent online media outlet. Once, it looked like such outlets might take over, but then most were scooped up by traditional media or grew into more traditional companies themselves. But now we’re seeing a new generation emerge, especially via newsletters on platforms like Substack, and one such journalist is Marisa Kabas, creator of The Handbasket. This week, Marisa joins the podcast to talk about the modern rise of independent online journalism.

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BestNetTech Podcast Episode 433: DuckDuckGo Wants You To Have More Control Over AI

Bleeding Edge

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Tue, Oct 7th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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We’ve written a lot about how AI can empower users when employed the right way, but how this is difficult when a few giant tech firms control the technology. One company that is trying to move in a different direction is DuckDuckGo with its Duck.ai offering. This week, DuckDuckGo founder and CEO Gabriel Weinberg joins the podcast for a deeper dive into what the company is doing in the AI space.

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Filed Under: ai, artificial intelligence, gabriel weinberg, podcast
Companies: duckduckgo

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BestNetTech Podcast Episode 432: The Fictional Censorship Cinematic Universe

Scams

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Tue, Sep 30th 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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Last year, Renée DiResta joined us on an episode of the podcast to talk about her book, Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality, all about the people who have crafted a massive fictional narrative about the state of social media and government’s involvement in content moderation. Now that Jim Jordan is celebrating Google’s recent letter about the Biden administration and spreading all sorts of false claims about what it says, Renée joins us again to talk about the maddening irony and overall craziness of this narrative that just won’t go away.

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Filed Under: censorship, jim jordan, misinformation, podcast, renee diresta, social media
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BestNetTech Podcast Episode 431: The Many Problems With The FTC’s Pornhub Settlement

Legal Issues

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Tue, Sep 23rd 2025 01:30pm - Leigh Beadon

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Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC’s recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, most famously, Pornhub. Those posts, written by Stanford HAI policy fellow Riana Pfefferkorn, examined the legally complicated but very important issues that arise from the settlement forcing Aylo to scan for CSAM. This week, Riana joins us on the podcast alongside TechFreedom president Berin Szoka, to go even deeper into the legal weeds and explain how this settlement could doom criminal CSAM cases.

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Filed Under: berin szoka, csam, ftc, podcast, riana pfefferkorn
Companies: aylo, pornhub

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