Meta's court losses could be just the beginning | The Vergecast
We start with some important business: Nilay has a flight to catch, and is very worried he won’t catch it. Also, it’s Apple’s 50th anniversary next week, and we’re going to spend the week debating which Apple products are the best Apple products. (Head to the ad-free Vergecast feed to hear our selection show!) But mostly, this episode is about social media. In two key trials this week, juries found social platforms liable not for the content they display but for the actual structure and features of the platform. That could change the way social media companies act, and how users fight back. Af…
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Chapters (30)
Bluetooth and AI Banter
0:50
Morning Show Agenda
2:36
Airport Chaos and TSA
4:40
Chicago Keynote Preview
7:20
Apple Turns Fifty
8:48
Ranking Apple Products
13:44
Nilay’s iMac Monitor Mod
18:48
Keeping the MacBook Neo
24:35
Social Media Trials Begin
25:32
Bellwether Case Explained
28:08
Emotional Courtroom Fallout
29:19
Section 230 and Design
30:10
Section 230 vs First Amendment
32:38
Product Design Liability Theory
34:53
Lemmon v Snap Precedent
38:29
Public Backlash and No Competition
44:32
Courts as Last Resort
54:34
The Lightning Round
57:11
Brendan Carr is a Dummy
1:00:11
FCC Router Ban Stupidity
1:05:39
Router Security Fixes
1:07:17
FCC Shakedown Theory
1:11:08
AI Music Royalty Scam
1:17:30
Supreme Court vs Cox
1:19:40
Chatbot Super App Race
1:23:31
People Not Automation
1:27:13
Grammarly Expert Voices
1:31:45
AI Mistakes and Metrics
1:36:55
Taste Cannot Be Rules
1:38:49
Wrap Up and Plugs
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