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3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Feb 24, 2021 by Wael Ghonim · across every show →

Everything said about social media companies, oldest first

Feb 24, 2021 negative
Opinion
Ghonim: Social Media Networks Were Designed for Growth, Not Safety
“These infrastructure networks, these like kind of like highways of information that is being designed have not been designed with safety in mind. They have not. They actually have been designed with recklessness in mind, with growth in mind, with speed in mind…”
Wael Ghonim Feb 24, 2021 ▶ 26:26 Arab Spring Leader Wael Ghonim on Modern Social Media's Promise And Peril
Oct 4, 2025 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Traditional social media incentives could push OpenAI to maximize engagement
“I think there's a real chance here that, you know, they are Pushed by some of the incentives that social media companies have been pushed by for the last 20 years.”
Max Zeff Oct 4, 2025 ▶ 8:19 Sora 2 & AI’s Slop Era, Death Of The Creator Economy?, Apple’s SmartGlasses Roadmap
Mar 26, 2026 negative
Assertion Supported
Warner: Congress has batted zero on passing social media regulations
“And all the social media companies, you know, they all said, yeah, we want some meaningful regulation until you put words on the page. And we batted zero. We still haven't even done the fricking kids online safety bills.”
Senator Mark Warner Mar 26, 2026 ▶ 8:32 Senator Mark Warner: Nobody’s Ready for What AI Could Do To Us
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