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Aug 2023
2h 46m

TWiT 942: Dark Brandon's Twitch - Right ...

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About this episode
  • Most of My Instagram Ads Are for Drugs, Stolen Credit Cards, Hacked Accounts, Counterfeit Money, and Weapons
  • Following Elon Musk's lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation
  • Elon Musk's Shadow Rule
  • Exclusive: Tesla wins as Texas requires state-backed charging stations to include its plug
  • Mike Moritz, Reid Hoffman and Other Silicon Valley Titans Said to Be Behind Mysterious Land Deals
  • We're Winning': Apple Formally Endorses Right to Repair Legislation After Spending Millions Fighting It
  • A Young Congressman Is Sounding Alarms About Election Security. We Should Listen to Him.
  • Government Contractors Keep Getting Hacked. A GOP Congresswoman Is Proposing a Solution.
  • Brianna talks all about Baldur's Gate
  • Microsoft to sell off Activision cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft in bid for UK approval
  • The Reactions To Call Of Duty's Nicki Minaj Operator Are Priceless
  • Enter the Gungeon
  • AOC will stream on Twitch again this weekend
  • Fifth Circuit Says Law Enforcement Doesn't Need Warrants To Search Phones At The Border
  • Whats on the horizon for the guests in the coming months?

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Eric Geller, Jason Koebler, and Brianna Wu

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