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Offline: Charlie Warzel on Facebook’s Original Sin

Offline is here to stay and the show has moved to its own feed. To listen to Jon's interview with Charlie Warzel, and the many great episodes to come, search Offline with Jon Favreau and click subscribe. See you there! Charlie Warzel has covered the internet and culture at BuzzFeed News, The New York Times, and his newsletter Galaxy Brain. He joins Jon to talk about the architecture behind our platforms, break down how the internet has embedded itself in our culture, and argue that humans shouldn’t be connected at this scale. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click <a href="https://youtu.be/tUVC25GyKUw">here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

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