Brian Takes on Big Tech

<p dir="ltr">When late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was forced off the air, it raised huge questions about who really controls what we&rsquo;re allowed to say. From billionaires and politicians to social media platforms and regulators, the boundaries of free speech in America are being redrawn in real time.</p> <p dir="ltr">To get a sense of the country&rsquo;s mood, host Brian Reed goes to the Iowa State Fair &ndash; a carnival of fried food, political rallies, and raw opinions. What he finds &ndash; people are depressed. And they have reason to be. At the heart of the discontentment is the way social media and misinformation online is spreading hate and dividing the country.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">From the fairgrounds to the halls of Congress, Brian traces it all back to a little-known law from 1996 that gives Big Tech sweeping immunity. The law makes it so social media companies can&rsquo;t be sued for what happens on their platforms.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">And Brian comes away with a renewed sense of purpose. Change. This. Law.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">Check out our <a href="https://questioneverything.substack.com/">Substack</a>, with more reporting on the war on truth, free speech, and tech companies&rsquo; role in it all.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-5a4ffd2f-7fff-fd87-8111-f97a724ebd40">&ldquo;Question Everything&rdquo; is a production of <a href="http://www.kcrw.org">KCRW</a> and <a href="http://www.placementtheory.com">Placement Theory</a>.</strong></p>