Dead Pundits Society

Douglas Lain of Zero Squared Podcast and Zero Books joins Adam in conversation today to discuss the development of “platform capitalism,” specifically as it relates to the increasing control exerted by mega-platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter over the means of communication. We discuss a recent act of censorship on the Zero Books YouTube channel and wonder whether this might be a harbinger of things to come re: online media platforms and censorship of political content. We close out our discussion by musing over the notion of "platform capitalism" and draw some historical parallels with previous movements that reclaimed the privatized commons for the masses. *** Join the Dead Pundits Society for access to the B-Side, which will be landing for patrons on Friday: http://www.patreon.com/deadpundits *** Find all of our content here: http://www.deadpundits.com ------------------- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deadpundits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety Instagram: http://www.