Episode Details

Digital freedom is now a frontline in geopolitics — a16z condenses the episode with Under Secretary Sarah Rogers into a concise briefing. (Original ~1 hour → condensed to ~12 minutes.) Host(s) from a16z and guest Sarah Rogers map how AI regulation, CDA 230, fair use, and platform rules shape free expression, national security, and the future of a Western AI stack. Learn why transparency over opaque censorship matters, how foreign regulation can pressure U.S. platforms (the “censorship contagion”), and which policy designs (viewpoint-neutral, specific statutes) protect innovation and civil liberties. Hear practical tools Rogers highlights — provenance labels, VPNs, community notes — and the case for debating AI in courts and legislatures, not behind closed company doors. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.