Why Meta is Suppressing Political Content, and How to Check in on Your Employees

Caleb and Adriele break down the boring-til-it-wasn’t Super Bowl including a rash of ho-hum ads, a puzzling decision from Uber Eats, and, most importantly, Beyoncé. They look at a wild week in politics, including a decision in Trump’s immunity case, Republicans justifying his remarks threatening to incite Russia to attack America’s NATO allies, and a Special Counsel statement with which Biden took serious exception. And they unpack new data from Edelman, including why people now dislike innovation. Then, Caleb leads a deep dive on the feasibility and ramifications of Meta’s choice to silence political content on Threads and Instagram. [29:11] And Adriele takes a hard look at data that says three-quarters of employers are not regularly checking on staff morale. [46:51] All that, plus Australia gives workers the ‘right to disconnect’ after hours, and the Super Bowl stadium was the first to be powered by 100% renewable energy.

Hosts: Caleb Gardner & Adriele Parker

Producer: Dave Sandell Discussed today: Our Approach to Political Content | Transparency Center

Threads/Insta/Meta silencing political content (Thread)

Three quarters of employers do not regularly check on staff morale

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