logo
episode-header-image
Apr 2025
23m 40s

The Trial Mark Zuckerberg Couldn’t Preve...

The New York Times
About this episode
Testimonies began this week in one of the most aggressive cases the government has ever brought against a big tech company. Over the next eight weeks, the Federal Trade Commission will argue that Meta, the company founded by Mark Zuckerberg, should be broken up. Cecilia Kang, who covers technology and regulatory policy, discusses the strange and contentious ... Show More
Up next
Today
Celine Dion’s Triumphant Return to the Stage
A dramatic pop music comeback story is underway: Celine Dion is performing again.In 2022, Dion, the renowned Canadian singer, announced that she had stiff person syndrome, a rare and incurable neurological disorder that causes painful muscle spasms and affects roughly one in a mi ... Show More
38m 57s
Yesterday
She’s Been to Gaza. She Met With the Iranians. Now She Has a Warning.
As the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric goes to both sides of conflicts. She’s worried that our warring world is spiraling out of control.Thoughts? Email us at theinterview@nytimes.comWatch our show on YouTube: youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodca ... Show More
42m 9s
Oct 9
Why France Is in Crisis
For weeks, thousands of high school students in France have been out in the streets protesting the conditions of public schools. They want better funding, something that won’t be easy with the current state of French finances.Mark Landler, the Paris bureau chief, explains why aft ... Show More
26m 28s
Recommended Episodes
Apr 2025
Meta's Day in Court, Restoring US Credibility
Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in federal court Monday as the first witness in the US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust trial seeking to break up Meta Platforms Inc. The company’s founder and chief executive ... Show More
34m 34s
Apr 2025
A Guide to the FTC's Case Against Meta
On Monday, April 14, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will kick off its trial against Meta. In process for years, the case is over whether Mark Zuckerberg’s company has an illegal monopoly over social media and whether it should be forced to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp.T ... Show More
34m 52s
Apr 2025
Could Zuckerberg Be Forced To Sell Instagram?
Today, the trial opened on a long awaited antitrust case that could see Meta forced to sell two of its social media sites Instagram and WhatsApp, after being accused of creating a monopoly. Adam speaks to the BBC’s social media investigations correspondent Marianna Spring and Mar ... Show More
32m 22s
May 2022
Tech News: Zuckerberg Gets Sued
The Attorney General for Washington DC has sued Mark Zuckerberg over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Airbnb shuts down rentals in China. And a Florida law that would allow politicians to sue social networks over content moderation remains blocked.See omnystudio.com/listener for ... Show More
30m 14s
Apr 2025
Big Tech is back on trial
We promise, this episode is only a little bit about header bidding. Nilay and David are joined by The Verge’s Alex Heath to talk about some big news in tech regulation: Google lost its ad-tech monopoly trial, which could reshape both Google and the internet altogether. And that’s ... Show More
1h 51m
Sep 2024
Telegram and X expose tech platforms’ new reality
The arrest of Pavel Durov, founder of the controversial messaging app, and the ban of X in Brazil shows state officials are not afraid to intervene in Big Tech. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate what it means and how CEOs should manage the threat. Visit t ... Show More
19m 8s
Feb 2024
Tech News: US Senate Grills Big Tech CEOs
The Senate Judiciary Committee met with CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg with accusations that their companies are actively causing harm to children, and they weren't happy with the response. Plus, a judge tells Elon Musk that he will not be getting the massive compensation package prom ... Show More
36m 7s
Apr 2025
Auto tariff exemptions, Harvard’s rejection, Zuckerberg takes the stand & more
President Donald Trump is looking into tariff exemptions for a key industry. Billions in Harvard University’s federal funding could be at risk. An earthquake brought widespread shaking across Southern California. Mark Zuckerberg took the witness stand on the first day of Meta’s a ... Show More
6m 45s