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Free Speech, AI Slop, and Media Power - Episode 661 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

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In this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by freelance journalist Karl Bode and ILSR’s Jordan Pittman for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of the Internet. 

They dig into the dangers of government overreach on free expression, the precarious role of Section 230, and how media consolidation threatens independent journalism. 

The group also unpacks the rise of “AI slop” — low-quality, automated content flooding our feeds — and what it means for media literacy, democracy, and the way younger generations navigate the online world.

This episode was recorded on September 22nd when Jimmy Kimmel Live! was still suspended by ABC

This show is 31 minutes long and can be played on this page or via Apple Podcasts or the tool of your choice using this feed.

Transcript below.

We want your feedback and suggestions for the show-please e-mail us or leave a comment below.

Listen to other episodes or view all episodes in our index. See other podcasts from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

Thanks to Arne Huseby for the music. The song is Warm Duck Shuffle and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license

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Free Speech, AI Slop, and Media Power - Episode 661 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

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In this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by freelance journalist Karl Bode and ILSR’s Jordan Pittman for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of the Internet. 

They dig into the dangers of government overreach on free expression, the precarious role of Section 230, and how media consolidation threatens independent journalism. 

The group also unpacks the rise of “AI slop” — low-quality, automated content flooding our feeds — and what it means for media literacy, democracy, and the way younger generations navigate the online world.

This episode was recorded on September 22nd when Jimmy Kimmel Live! was still suspended by ABC

This show is 31 minutes long and can be played on this page or via Apple Podcasts or the tool of your choice using this feed.

Transcript below.

We want your feedback and suggestions for the show-please e-mail us or leave a comment below.

Listen to other episodes or view all episodes in our index. See other podcasts from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

Thanks to Arne Huseby for the music. The song is Warm Duck Shuffle and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license

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Free Speech, AI Slop, and Media Power - Episode 661 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

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In this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by freelance journalist Karl Bode and ILSR’s Jordan Pittman for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of the Internet. 

They dig into the dangers of government overreach on free expression, the precarious role of Section 230, and how media consolidation threatens independent journalism. 

The group also unpacks the rise of “AI slop” — low-quality, automated content flooding our feeds — and what it means for media literacy, democracy, and the way younger generations navigate the online world.

This episode was recorded on September 22nd when Jimmy Kimmel Live! was still suspended by ABC

This show is 31 minutes long and can be played on this page or via Apple Podcasts or the tool of your choice using this feed.

Transcript below.

We want your feedback and suggestions for the show-please e-mail us or leave a comment below.

Listen to other episodes or view all episodes in our index. See other podcasts from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

Thanks to Arne Huseby for the music. The song is Warm Duck Shuffle and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license

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Free Speech, AI Slop, and Media Power - Episode 661 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

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In this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by freelance journalist Karl Bode and ILSR’s Jordan Pittman for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of the Internet. 

They dig into the dangers of government overreach on free expression, the precarious role of Section 230, and how media consolidation threatens independent journalism. 

The group also unpacks the rise of “AI slop” — low-quality, automated content flooding our feeds — and what it means for media literacy, democracy, and the way younger generations navigate the online world.

This episode was recorded on September 22nd when Jimmy Kimmel Live! was still suspended by ABC

This show is 31 minutes long and can be played on this page or via Apple Podcasts or the tool of your choice using this feed.

Transcript below.

We want your feedback and suggestions for the show-please e-mail us or leave a comment below.

Listen to other episodes or view all episodes in our index. See other podcasts from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

Thanks to Arne Huseby for the music. The song is Warm Duck Shuffle and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license

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Free Speech, AI Slop, and Media Power - Episode 661 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

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In this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by freelance journalist Karl Bode and ILSR’s Jordan Pittman for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of the Internet. 

They dig into the dangers of government overreach on free expression, the precarious role of Section 230, and how media consolidation threatens independent journalism. 

The group also unpacks the rise of “AI slop” — low-quality, automated content flooding our feeds — and what it means for media literacy, democracy, and the way younger generations navigate the online world.

This episode was recorded on September 22nd when Jimmy Kimmel Live! was still suspended by ABC

This show is 31 minutes long and can be played on this page or via Apple Podcasts or the tool of your choice using this feed.

Transcript below.

We want your feedback and suggestions for the show-please e-mail us or leave a comment below.

Listen to other episodes or view all episodes in our index. See other podcasts from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

Thanks to Arne Huseby for the music. The song is Warm Duck Shuffle and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license

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Free Speech, AI Slop, and Media Power - Episode 661 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

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In this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by freelance journalist Karl Bode and ILSR’s Jordan Pittman for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of the Internet. 

They dig into the dangers of government overreach on free expression, the precarious role of Section 230, and how media consolidation threatens independent journalism. 

The group also unpacks the rise of “AI slop” — low-quality, automated content flooding our feeds — and what it means for media literacy, democracy, and the way younger generations navigate the online world.

This episode was recorded on September 22nd when Jimmy Kimmel Live! was still suspended by ABC

This show is 31 minutes long and can be played on this page or via Apple Podcasts or the tool of your choice using this feed.

Transcript below.

We want your feedback and suggestions for the show-please e-mail us or leave a comment below.

Listen to other episodes or view all episodes in our index. See other podcasts from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

Thanks to Arne Huseby for the music. The song is Warm Duck Shuffle and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license

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Free Speech, AI Slop, and Media Power - Episode 661 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

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In this episode of the podcast, Chris is joined by freelance journalist Karl Bode and ILSR’s Jordan Pittman for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of the Internet. 

They dig into the dangers of government overreach on free expression, the precarious role of Section 230, and how media consolidation threatens independent journalism. 

The group also unpacks the rise of “AI slop” — low-quality, automated content flooding our feeds — and what it means for media literacy, democracy, and the way younger generations navigate the online world.

This episode was recorded on September 22nd when Jimmy Kimmel Live! was still suspended by ABC

This show is 31 minutes long and can be played on this page or via Apple Podcasts or the tool of your choice using this feed.

Transcript below.

We want your feedback and suggestions for the show-please e-mail us or leave a comment below.

Listen to other episodes or view all episodes in our index. See other podcasts from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

Thanks to Arne Huseby for the music. The song is Warm Duck Shuffle and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license

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Gov Tech Looks at Tiny Mount Washington's Mighty Muni

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In  November 2017 we reported that Mount Washington, a town of roughly 200 people in southwestern Massachusetts, had deployed its own infrastructure for broadband service. More than two years after the initial setup, a recent article in Government Technology on municipal broadband in Massachusetts takes us back to the tiny town. We learn how fast affordable, reliable publicly owned Internet infrastructure has brought positive transformation to the citizens of Mount Washington, located in the Taconic Mountains.

You Could Barely Use It

The article covers several layers of how high-speed Internet access has provided a jumpstart for the local economy. The small town with its remote landscape and inherent challenges had only two options before broadband: dial-up or a long-distance Wi-Fi service, which provided download speeds of less than 1 Mbps. 

“You could barely use Wi-Fi calling, and it was impossible to stream anything,” said Brian Tobin, Mount Washington select board member. “You could send emails, and you could do Internet searches that just took a long time.”

In spite of the fact that they're the third smallest town in the state, the Mount Washington Broadband Network now offers fiber optic infrastructure and contracts with an Internet access provider to offer speeds which surpasses those in some of the state's much larger communities. Funding for the network is part of a larger state plan to bring broadband to rural towns in need of Internet service. The Government Technology article notes that: 

“Mount Washington benefited from the Last Mile Program, which provided more than $35 million in grants for rural broadband. The program is run by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI), which is part of the state agency Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech).”

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Gov Tech Looks at Tiny Mount Washington's Mighty Muni

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In  November 2017 we reported that Mount Washington, a town of roughly 200 people in southwestern Massachusetts, had deployed its own infrastructure for broadband service. More than two years after the initial setup, a recent article in Government Technology on municipal broadband in Massachusetts takes us back to the tiny town. We learn how fast affordable, reliable publicly owned Internet infrastructure has brought positive transformation to the citizens of Mount Washington, located in the Taconic Mountains.

You Could Barely Use It

The article covers several layers of how high-speed Internet access has provided a jumpstart for the local economy. The small town with its remote landscape and inherent challenges had only two options before broadband: dial-up or a long-distance Wi-Fi service, which provided download speeds of less than 1 Mbps. 

“You could barely use Wi-Fi calling, and it was impossible to stream anything,” said Brian Tobin, Mount Washington select board member. “You could send emails, and you could do Internet searches that just took a long time.”

In spite of the fact that they're the third smallest town in the state, the Mount Washington Broadband Network now offers fiber optic infrastructure and contracts with an Internet access provider to offer speeds which surpasses those in some of the state's much larger communities. Funding for the network is part of a larger state plan to bring broadband to rural towns in need of Internet service. The Government Technology article notes that: 

“Mount Washington benefited from the Last Mile Program, which provided more than $35 million in grants for rural broadband. The program is run by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI), which is part of the state agency Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech).”

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Gov Tech Looks at Tiny Mount Washington's Mighty Muni

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In  November 2017 we reported that Mount Washington, a town of roughly 200 people in southwestern Massachusetts, had deployed its own infrastructure for broadband service. More than two years after the initial setup, a recent article in Government Technology on municipal broadband in Massachusetts takes us back to the tiny town. We learn how fast affordable, reliable publicly owned Internet infrastructure has brought positive transformation to the citizens of Mount Washington, located in the Taconic Mountains.

You Could Barely Use It

The article covers several layers of how high-speed Internet access has provided a jumpstart for the local economy. The small town with its remote landscape and inherent challenges had only two options before broadband: dial-up or a long-distance Wi-Fi service, which provided download speeds of less than 1 Mbps. 

“You could barely use Wi-Fi calling, and it was impossible to stream anything,” said Brian Tobin, Mount Washington select board member. “You could send emails, and you could do Internet searches that just took a long time.”

In spite of the fact that they're the third smallest town in the state, the Mount Washington Broadband Network now offers fiber optic infrastructure and contracts with an Internet access provider to offer speeds which surpasses those in some of the state's much larger communities. Funding for the network is part of a larger state plan to bring broadband to rural towns in need of Internet service. The Government Technology article notes that: 

“Mount Washington benefited from the Last Mile Program, which provided more than $35 million in grants for rural broadband. The program is run by the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI), which is part of the state agency Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech).”

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