Authoritarian Governments

topic on 2 shows · 2 statements across 2 episodes

the Y Combinator Startup Podcast TBPN

2 statements about Authoritarian Governments, every show

TBPN Opinion
Authoritarian regimes hold a massive advantage by conscripting elite engineering talent
“They have a massive advantage against democratic governments because they can mandatorily conscript their most talented people into working on the society on society's greatest problems.”
Trae Stephens Mar 15, 2025 ▶ 27:24 Trae Stephens talks Flock Safety, Anduril, and American Dynamism.
Y COMBINATOR Assertion Supported
Authoritarian regimes weaponize Germany's content moderation laws to silence dissent
“We're already also seeing authoritarian governments adopt this law into their own into their own legal systems to silence dissent and to go after journalists who are publishing so-called fake news and whatnot.”
Samantha Bradshaw Jan 23, 2019 ▶ 16:33 Tracking Political Manipulation Through Social Media - Samantha Bradshaw · Y Combinator

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