1. Exposing the Hidden Battle of Shadow Banning and Its Effect on Online Discourse with Robert Hawkins Jennifer Arvin Furlong 56:16

Embark on a revelatory journey with us as social entrepreneur Robert Hawkins joins the conversation to unravel the concealed practice of shadow banning. Together, we dissect how this form of censorship, often invisible to its victims, is molding our digital conversations and potentially narrowing the worldviews we're exposed to online. Our dialogue takes you behind the veil of online moderation, laying bare the silent war waged on free expression, and the resultant echo chambers that both left and right can find themselves trapped within.

Wrestling with the complexities of the First Amendment in the realm of omnipotent social platforms, this episode probes the fine line between the right to speak and the power to silence. We confront the perplexing legal landscape that governs digital communication, pondering whether private entities have the right to exclude voices and how this shapes our online milieu.

The finale of our exploration serves as a warning, highlighting the subtle yet profound impacts of shadow banning on community dialogue and the uphill battle content moderators face in their quest to curate the online space. We leave you not just with a deeper understanding but with practical insights on how to spot and challenge the silent mechanisms that could be shaping your digital experience. Tune in for a discourse that promises not just to inform but to transform your engagement with the ever-evolving world of social media.

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Jennifer Furlong Author | Podcaster | Speaker | Communication Ace

Jennifer Arvin Furlong (aka Jen) is a communication and media specialist who has kept one foot on the professional side of the industry for three decades and the other foot on the academic side teaching communication and public speaking for almost two of those decades. She is an author, speaker, media literacy advocate, and Marine Corps veteran. Nowadays she stays busy as the Communications Director for Ad Fontes Media, as Board President for Media Literacy Now, as a speaker coach for TEDxSavannah, and as the host of the Communication TwentyFourSeven podcast, “where we communicate about how we communicate.”