{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Worth Knowing","title":"Big Tech’s Private State | 04","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1764,"description":"Tech billionaires increasingly have access to the levers of power inside government, while they tighten their control over the channels we rely on to push back against that power and hold it to account.\nThis week, Elliot and Matt explore how Silicon Valley’s self-styled disruptors became part of the governing class - from Peter Thiel’s network inside the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE, to the unnamed algorithms who are the new editors-in-chief of our politics and culture.\nWhat happens when the people inside government also control the public square? And if politicians can be voted out but platform owners cannot, who will push back against Big Tech's big build of their very own private state?\nChapters ➡\n00:00 Introduction to the influence of big tech on society\n02:29 Historical parallels: religion and power in governance\n04:09 Private Wealth and Political Power\n06:08 Peter Thiel's Political Network\n09:39 DOGE and the Conflict of Interest\n11:43 Silicon Valley's Broken Promise\n17:52 Algorithms Replace Editors\n21:55 How Algorithms Shape the Information Diet\n23:28 Profit, Monopoly and Democratic Power\n26:43 Why Platform Power Can't Be Voted Out\n28:05 Media Literacy and Alternatives\nWatch and subscribe to the channel now, as well as our Substack, and on your favourite podcasting channels at: https://worthknowingpod.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kLOyudmflklpLa-NLw5_OVigjIyc7rj5qEtrsj0bHtc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NjFi/MmVkNzEyOTJhZWQx/NjE5ZjM1OTk2MjFk/N2Q3My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}