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Franklin Foer is a writer at the Atlantic, formerly editor at The New Republic, and author of the new book, “World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech.” Foer and Domenech discuss big tech monopolies, what happens when Silicon Valley meets journalism, and the new world of misinformation.

“I do think that [anti trust] is one of the most important traditions in the American political economy,” Foer said. “Maybe the market would take care of itself, eventually, but I think we need to be especially hawkish here because these companies are trading our data. They’re dominating the public square.”

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