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In this episode of Radiolab, Simon Adler interviews Kate Klonick, a law professor, about the evolution of content moderation on social media platforms. They discuss how TikTok's approach of proactively pushing content, rather than reactively taking it down, has influenced other platforms like Facebook and X. The conversation explores the implications of this shift, including the potential for censorship and the creation of "platform islands" where users are exposed to specific viewpoints. They also touch on the role of government regulation and the increasing power of platform owners to shape public opinion, drawing parallels to traditional broadcast media. The episode concludes with a reflection on whether their previous analyses of Facebook were naive, given the current state of content moderation.