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Nikita Petrov – How Substack Can Solve Online Censorship (Bonus Episode)

Nikita Petrov – How Substack Can Solve Online Censorship (Bonus Episode)

The Glenn Show · Glenn Loury and Nikita Petrov

May 21, 20231h 3m

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Show Notes

0:00 Why YouTube censored a TGS episode

6:25 How can YouTube justify censoring matters of opinion?

15:15 Why there’s no such thing as free speech

26:00 Nikita’s notes on Substack Notes

39:53 Democratizing content moderation

46:11 Creating better, community-centered comments sections

Recorded May 4, 2023

Links and Readings

Nikita’s Substack, Psychopolitica

The censored TGS episode, “I Feel, Therefore I Am”

Glenn’s paper, “Self-Censorship in Public Discourse: A Theory of ‘Political Correctness’ and Related Phenomena”

Matt Taibbi’s Substack, Racket News

Substack Notes

Glenn’s most recent conversation with Amy Wax



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