3 chapters across the catalog
Social Media Regulation, Internet Rating Systems
A proposal suggests that the President should issue an executive order requiring social media users to post their real names, addresses, and phone numbers to "change their tone." Additionally, there are calls for the FCC to implement a rating system to distinguish between "opinion" and "fact" on the internet.
Journalist Alex Berenson highlights data suggesting that vaccinated English adults under the age of 60 are dying at twice the rate of their unvaccinated peers. The data, reportedly sourced from the NHS, raises questions about whether the vaccines are potentially weakening the immune systems of younger populations.
Podcast Metrics and the Nielsen Rating Belief System
A discussion on podcasting business models addresses the difficulty of tracking listener data. The hosts argue that traditional Nielsen ratings are a "belief system" or "religion" rather than an accurate tracking system. They reject the idea of implementing intrusive logging for "No Agenda," preferring to remain unaware of exact listener numbers rather than compromising privacy for the sake of metrics.
