565: Watching Facebook's Watchers

This week, pedophiles invade YouTube, the lives of Facebook moderators, Chinese funded genetic babies, how Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse was made... and much, much more. 

Headlines

Advertisers Boycott YouTube After Pedophiles Swarm Comments on Videos of Children 'We did not sign up to develop weapons': Microsoft workers protest $480m HoloLens military deal Microsoft CEO defends US military contract that some employees say crosses a line

Audible Book of the Week

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport Sign up at AudibleTrial.com/TheDrillDown

Music Break: Internet Friends by Knife Party

Hot Topics

The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America Facebook pays reviewers filtering porn and murder tiny fraction of its median salary, report says You Give Apps Sensitive Personal Information. Then They Tell Facebook. Facebook decided which users are interested in Nazis — and let advertisers target them directly After A Year Of Unprecedented Backlash, Facebook Promised A New Privacy Tool. Where Is It?

Music Break: Sunflower  by Post Malone and Swae Lee

Final Word

Chinese government may have funded 'CRISPR babies' project - STAT

The Drill Down Video of the Week

How 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' Was Animated

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Geeks Of Doom’s The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Vudu product manager Tosin Onafowokan.