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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    Silicon Valley congressman Ro Khanna explains his ‘internet bill of rights’Silicon Valley congressman Ro Khanna explains his ‘internet bill of rights’
    Technology

    The proposed legislation offers new rules for data portability, net neutrality and more that Democrats might push for if they recapture Congress.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    ‘Sorry to Bother You’ director Boots Riley suspects social media platforms are hiding politics they don’t like‘Sorry to Bother You’ director Boots Riley suspects social media platforms are hiding politics they don’t like
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    “Here’s the part where I maybe start sounding like I’ve got a tinfoil hat,” he explains on the latest Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Tesla’s board is too weak to stop its CEO Elon Musk from tweetingTesla’s board is too weak to stop its CEO Elon Musk from tweeting
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    “He paid $20 million for a tweet,” Kara Swisher says on the latest episode of Pivot. “Who says Twitter can’t make money?”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Vanity Fair helped create ‘the celebrity industrial complex.’ VF Editor Radhika Jones wants to investigate it.Vanity Fair helped create ‘the celebrity industrial complex.’ VF Editor Radhika Jones wants to investigate it.
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    Everything is changing, which means there’s never been a better time for a “new establishment,” Jones says on Recode Media.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Elites like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos think they’re being philanthropic. But they could do so much more.Elites like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos think they’re being philanthropic. But they could do so much more.
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    “Winners Take All” author Anand Giridharadas says elites only help on their own terms — and never in any way that would endanger their own extreme wealth.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Google’s former PR boss Jessica Powell wrote a satirical novel about tech and published it all on MediumGoogle’s former PR boss Jessica Powell wrote a satirical novel about tech and published it all on Medium
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    “The Big Disruption” scrutinizes Silicon Valley from the perspective of someone who has spent most of her career in the industry: “You can love something but also be critical of it,” Powell says.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Full Q&A: ‘Full Frontal’ host Samantha Bee on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: ‘Full Frontal’ host Samantha Bee on Recode Decode
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    Bee talks about the future of comedy, making an app to encourage people to vote and the accusations against Brett Kavanaugh.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    If she weren’t hosting ‘Full Frontal,’ Samantha Bee could see herself starting a foundation for refugeesIf she weren’t hosting ‘Full Frontal,’ Samantha Bee could see herself starting a foundation for refugees
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    “I don’t need to be in front of the camera forever,” Bee says on the latest Recode Decode. “Maybe it’s because I’m from Canada.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Why Snap will get acquired before 2020, probably by AmazonWhy Snap will get acquired before 2020, probably by Amazon
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    On the first episode of Pivot, Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway also discuss the Instagram co-founders’ dramatic exit and “tech bias.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    It may be ‘data journalism,’ but Julia Angwin’s new site the Markup is nothing like FiveThirtyEightIt may be ‘data journalism,’ but Julia Angwin’s new site the Markup is nothing like FiveThirtyEight
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    Rather than analyzing data that others have collected, Angwin says the new nonprofit will be collecting data sets about technology that don’t exist today.

    By Eric Johnson