About NYC Congestion Pricing and Meta En...

Andrew Heaton, Jen Briney, Justin Robert Young

About this episode

The gang explores the implementation of congestion pricing in New York City, and Meta's shift in content moderation practices.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/manhattan-drivers-face-9-fee-first-such-us-effort-fight-gridlock-2025-01-06/

https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ends-fact-checking-on-facebook-instagram-in-free-speech-pitch-8e46ad52

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Technical Setup

29:48 The Economics of Traffic Management

39:50 Meta's Shift in Content Moderation

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