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MediaMarch 11, 2025

The Fold: Big tech and regulation in the second coming of Trump

a phone with an elon musk election night tweet saying "the people of america gave @realdonaldtrump a crystal clear mandate for change tonight"
Image: Getty/The Spinoff

Duncan Greive is joined by trade specialist Charles Finny and Echobox’s tech regulation expert Tom Barraclough to dive deep into the theoretical and the practical of media regulation in the new era.

The second Trump administration has blown apart a multi-decade long rules based order for trade. The White House has put the whole world on notice that it will use tariffs against any perceived slight against its companies. What does that mean for our media reforms? How are we hamstrung by our trade agreements? Do we even have sovereignty on the internet? Duncan Greive is joined by trade specialist Charles Finny and Echobox’s tech regulation expert Tom Barraclough to dive deep into the theoretical and the practical of media regulation in the new era.

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