IN THE TANK (EP245) – Trump threatens Twitter and section 230

The crew is joined by John Samples, a Cato Vice President and inaugural member of Facebook’s new content moderation and oversight board.

Heartland’s Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely, are joined by Isaac Orr for episode 245 of the In The Tank Podcast. The crew is joined by John Samples, a Cato Vice President and inaugural member of Facebook’s new content moderation and oversight board. Samples discusses his perspective and what is role will be in regards to Facebook content moderation. After the interview, they talk about Trump’s recent spat with Twitter and the Executive Order signed by Trump intending to protect free speech on the internet.

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