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We start with some important business: Nilay has a flight to catch, and is very worried he won’t catch it. Also, it’s Apple’s 50th anniversary next week, and we’re going to spend the week debating which Apple products are the best Apple products. (Head to the ad-free Vergecast feed to hear our selection show!) But mostly, this episode is about social media. In two key trials this week, juries found social platforms liable not for the content they display but for the actual structure and features of the platform. That could change the way social media companies act, and how users fight back. After that, it’s time for the silliness of the router ban, the latest in the chatbot wars, and an update on what’s happening with Grammarly’s Expert Voices feature.
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0:00 Bluetooth and AI Banter
00:50 Morning Show Agenda
02:36 Airport Chaos and TSA
04:40 Chicago Keynote Preview
07:20 Apple Turns Fifty
08:48 Ranking Apple Products
13:44 Nilay’s iMac Monitor Mod
18:48 Keeping the MacBook Neo
24:35 Social Media Trials Begin
25:32 Bellwether Case Explained
28:08 Emotional Courtroom Fallout
29:19 Section 230 and Design
30:10 Section 230 vs First Amendment
32:38 Product Design Liability Theory
34:53 Lemmon v Snap Precedent
38:29 Public Backlash and No Competition
44:32 Courts as Last Resort
54:34 The Lightning Round
57:11 Brendan Carr is a Dummy
01:00:11 FCC Router Ban Stupidity
01:05:39 Router Security Fixes
01:07:17 FCC Shakedown Theory
01:11:08 AI Music Royalty Scam
01:17:30 Supreme Court vs Cox
01:19:40 Chatbot Super App Race
01:23:31 People Not Automation
01:27:13 Grammarly Expert Voices
01:31:45 AI Mistakes and Metrics
01:36:55 Taste Cannot Be Rules
01:38:49 Wrap Up and Plugs
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