Who looks after the internet? A conversation with Tom Wheeler -

Who looks after the internet? A conversation with Tom Wheeler

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Amongst the food and beauty content on the internet, hide violent, extremist videos. Should social media companies stop terrorist videos, or is taking care of the internet the job of the police? Tom Wheeler, the former head of US internet watchdog the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), answers these questions and more in this interview. This episode of In Conversation was first broadcast on 22nd February 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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