Hucklemelon
Hucklemelon
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Conversations about tech policy, the mental health system, and schemes for change. By Dan Fichter hucklemelon@gmail.com
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The podcast focuses on themes including technology policy, mental health systems, and innovative strategies for societal change, with episodes exploring subjects like social media middleware, the implications of political content algorithms, and the potential impact of new regulatory measures on user experience.
Conversations about tech policy, the mental health system, and schemes for change. By Dan Fichter hucklemelon@gmail.com
An exploration of social media ‘middleware’ with guests Marc Faddoul, Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci, and Jonathan Stray. Transcript here.
Recommended reading:
Report of the Working Group on Platform Scale (November 2020)
How to Quiet the Megaphones of Facebook, Google and Twitter (February 2021)
X Algorithm Feeds Users Political Content — Whether They Want It or Not (October 2024)
Suit Against Meta, Using a Tech Shield Law, Is Dismissed (November 2024)
Shaping the Future of Social Media with Middleware (December 2024)
A research agenda for encouraging prosocial behaviour on social media (March 2025)
https://rankingchallenge.substack.com
Clips used with their creators’ permission:
Francis Fukuyama: Middleware Could Give Consumers Choices Over What They See Online (November 2021)
Is Middleware the Solution to the Problem of Platform Power? (March 2023) featuring Daphne Keller
Dave Troy Presents: Better Conflict with Jonathan Stray (January 2024)
Jack Dorsey – CEO of Block | Podcast | In Good Company | Norges Bank Investment Management (February 2025)
Episode produced and scored by Dan Fichter (hucklemelon@gmail.com).
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