As Facebook's oversight board is established, and we continue to grapple with the difficulties of social media platform moderation, I invited Dr. Katell onto the podcast to talk about the issues.

Dr. Michael Katell is a Postdoctoral Research Associate for Data Science and Ethics in the Criminal Justice System working within the Public Policy Programme. He is a technology policy scholar and a philosopher of technology whose general concentrations include equity and social justice in digital systems and platforms. Follow him on Twitter.

Show Contents

• 00:59 - Dr. Katell’s areas of study and expertise.
• 05:34 - The Facebook oversight board.
• 10:44 - Neutrality is not an option.
• 18:38 - Social media aggravating flaws in human nature.
• 27:14 - Social media and human nature continued.
• 32:08 - Why don’t we quit social media?
• 35:53 - Will people be penalized for not using social media?
• 40:44 - Do social platforms have the power of governments?
• 45:39 - Toward a state of technological feudalism?
• 54:12 - Regulation without faith in democracy.
• 58:09 - Living in alternate realities.