124: Jeff Orlowski on “The Social Dilemma”

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“The Social Dilemma” interviews former insiders at Google, Facebook and Twitter who confess they’re now afraid of the technology they helped to create. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews the film’s director Jeff Orlowski, who previously made “Chasing Ice” and “Chasing Coral.”
Links to references that arise in the conversation:

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now book by Jaron Lanier
The Mechanics and Psychology Behind the Social Dilemma Medium article by Jeff Seibert
Moment led by Tim Kendall
One Project led by Justin Rosenstein
The Center for Humane Technology led by Tristan Harris
I Have Blood on My Hands Buzzfeed article on Facebook whistleblower Sophie Zhang
Coded Bias documentary directed by Shalini Kantayya
Weapons of Math Destruction book by Cathy O’Neil
Algorithms of Oppression book by Safiya Umoja Noble

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