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Darrell M. West

Darrell M. West

Political scientist

Sep 1, 2026

8:37
Can you say a bit more about how that could look and how you would define that?
8:41
You're exactly right.
8:42
There is a lot of public concern about AI taking jobs.
8:45
So that is a part of this whole data center debate that is taking place.
8:50
I don't think a moratorium is the way to go.
8:53
Like we're not going to stop digital innovation.
8:55
Technology is such a part of all of our lives.
10:02
I know it's really early days in this industry, but is there anywhere in the US and the world that you can see doing the permitting processes with successful buy-in from locals and ideally without major environmental impacts? Can we already see some success stories?
16:05
So what do you think about those aspects? How much are these platforms or tech companies doing to, um, if at all, to get a handle on disinformation?
16:17
The tech companies and the social media platforms are not doing nearly enough.
16:21
They are part of the problem in the sense that there are false narratives that are spread through social media sites.
16:29
And there was a time five years ago when some of the tech companies actually had a policy to take down content that was clearly found to be deceptive, fraudulent, or manipulative.
16:44
But in many cases, over the last five years, those very same tech companies have decided they don't wanna be the sheriffs anymore.
16:52
They don't wanna be the enforcers.
16:54
They don't wanna be taking down content because in some cases that has proved controversial for them.
20:52
Tell us about that.
16:05
So what do you think about those aspects? How much are these platforms or tech companies doing to, um, if at all, to get a handle on disinformation?
16:17
The tech companies and the social media platforms are not doing nearly enough.
16:21
They are part of the problem in the sense that there are false narratives that are spread through social media sites.
16:29
And there was a time five years ago when some of the tech companies actually had a policy to take down content that was clearly found to be deceptive, fraudulent, or manipulative.
16:44
But in many cases over the last five years, those very same tech companies have decided they don't wanna be the sheriffs anymore.
16:52
They don't wanna be the enforcers.
16:54
They don't wanna be taking down content because in some cases that has proved controversial for them.
20:52
Tell us about that.

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