What happens when you lose your social media?
We hear from people who say they have been unfairly banned from Facebook and Instagram. Plus, the rise and fall of Intel, and we meet the author of Empire of AI.
For months, we have been hearing from people all over the world who say they have been unfairly banned from their Facebook and Instagram accounts. Meta has, so far, said nothing publicly about what’s going on. Plus, we chart the rise and fall of an American tech giant, and the author of Empire of AI, Karen Hao, tells us what she thinks the industry gets wrong.
Presenter: Shiona McCallum
Producer: Imran Rahman-Jones
Editor: Monica Soriano
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