In 2011, a fruit vendor lit himself on fire, and started a revolution. One that spread through Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. This helped liberate millions of people from authoritarian governments. 

But today, just 10 years later, the same social media companies have turned to censoring content, to solve the problems that platforms are facing. This is threatening free speech and democracy - but decentralization and open protocols can help here.

On this episode we explore the complex topics of politics, censorship, and how Twitter funding a decentralized social media platform called Bluesky might help.

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