On The Pulse

 We're only one and a half months into the year and the most 2019 story of 2019 is already upon us. Trump, Saudi Arabia, privacy and... nudity. That's right, we're talking about Jeff Bezos and the internet. In this episode of On the Pulse, we ask: how on earth did we get here? And what could effectively regulate big tech? Sarah Manavis, New Statesman's tech and digital culture writer, helps us out. If you want to read more, check out Sarah's pieces here: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/media/2019/02/defence-jeff-bezos-penis-national-enquirer-dick-pics https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/technology/2019/01/we-should-stop-expecting-tech-companies-cowards-netflix-hasan-minhaj-saudi-arabia-khashoggi https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/social-media/2018/11/twitter-s-ignorance-hate-speech-india-highlights-wider-social