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Should Alex Jones have been banned? | Tim Dillon and Lex Fridman

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{'title': 'Should Alex Jones have been banned? | Tim Dillon and Lex Fridman', 'heatmap': [], 'summary': 'Discusses the implications of deplatforming on social media, emphasizing the need for transparency and democratic processes, while also exploring the potential power of anger as a coping mechanism and the rise of extreme ideas in society.', 'chapters': [{'end': 463.947, 'segs': [{'end': 94.479, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 66.97, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 71.512, 'text': "am i going to say that everyone deserves no if you're threatening or harassing people, or threatening to kill them,", 'start': 66.97, 'duration': 4.542}, {'end': 75.453, 'text': "publishing their private information, if you're committing crimes on these platforms?", 'start': 71.512, 'duration': 3.941}, {'end': 78.173, 'text': "obviously the people that own these platforms are going to be like we can't.", 'start': 75.453, 'duration': 2.72}, {'end': 80.014, 'text': "we're not going to allow this to happen.", 'start': 78.173, 'duration': 1.841}, {'end': 83.555, 'text': 'so i understand that there is a line.', 'start': 80.014, 'duration': 3.541}, {'end': 87.856, 'text': "right. there is some, like people that say there's no line aren't really thinking like there is a line.", 'start': 83.555, 'duration': 4.301}, {'end': 89.597, 'text': "uh, i just don't.", 'start': 88.616, 'duration': 0.981}, {'end': 94.479, 'text': 'that line seems to be moving all the time and it seems to be a very hard thing to police.', 'start': 89.597, 'duration': 4.882}], 'summary': 'Platforms must not allow threatening, harassing, or criminal behavior online.', 'duration': 27.509}, {'end': 169.103, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 143.385, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 150.206, 'text': 'people, you know, whatever political side you come down on, I think, if you make your living speaking,', 'start': 143.385, 'duration': 6.821}, {'end': 155.548, 'text': "it's always interesting to me if you are pro the deplatforming.", 'start': 150.206, 'duration': 5.342}, {'end': 156.208, 'text': "That's odd.", 'start': 155.588, 'duration': 0.62}, {'end': 169.103, 'text': "It's interesting to consider kind of a jury context to where there's transparency about why your video about bombing Disney World might be taken down.", 'start': 156.933, 'duration': 12.17}], 'summary': 'Deplatforming and transparency in content removal are important for public speakers.', 'duration': 25.718}], 'start': 2.978, 'title': 'Deplatforming and freedom of speech', 'summary': 'Discusses implications of deplatforming on social media, the need for transparency, democratic processes, and challenges in distinguishing harmless expression from genuine threats.', 'chapters': [{'end': 463.947, 'start': 2.978, 'title': 'Deplatforming and freedom of speech', 'summary': 'Discusses the implications of deplatforming individuals from social media platforms, the need for a transparent and democratic process, and the challenges in distinguishing between harmless expression and genuine threats.', 'duration': 460.969, 'highlights': ['The need for a transparent and democratic process in deplatforming individuals from social media platforms. 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The speaker suggests the idea of creating a public jury context for decision-making, highlighting the impact of deplatforming on freedom of speech and the need for transparent and accountable processes.", "The speaker's perspective on the limitations of deplatforming and the challenges in regulating online content. 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platform talking shit.", 'start': 531.038, 'duration': 4.363}, {'end': 539.164, 'text': "It's saying we're going to, in physical space, meet.", 'start': 535.781, 'duration': 3.383}, {'end': 541.946, 'text': 'And then everybody got, all these platforms got nervous.', 'start': 539.504, 'duration': 2.442}], 'summary': 'Anger, hate, and violence on social media platforms raised concerns about physical gatherings.', 'duration': 52.642}, {'end': 588.102, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 561.441, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 565.283, 'text': 'Whether you have riots in Portland and Seattle, where you have the Antifa people doing crazy things,', 'start': 561.441, 'duration': 3.842}, {'end': 567.866, 'text': 'you have like the people that are storming the Capitol.', 'start': 565.283, 'duration': 2.583}, {'end': 573.47, 'text': 'There never seems to be a ton of an examination of why these ideas are becoming popular.', 'start': 568.166, 'duration': 5.304}, {'end': 575.372, 'text': 'Why are people so 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