Ireland’s Meta Money, Meta Problems

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Solicitor and Digital Rights expert, Simon McGarr re-joins me to discuss the recent legal woes for Big Tech, the novel legal argument that challenges their business model, the Government's attempts to improve online safety and why what Ireland is planning to do with its EU Presidency is at odds with tackling online disinformation and misinformation. Spoiler: It's deeply ironic that we're arguing for less Big Tech regulation, while complaining that the streets are blocked up by people who were "radicalised online." Rory Hearne on joining the dots from the Fuel Protests to the Cost of Living Crisis: New York journalist Timmy Facciola on Mamadani and Trump is here: The Hind Rajab jersey for Dignity for Palestine is available here:

You can listen to Ireland’s Meta Money, Meta Problems online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Ireland’s Meta Money, Meta Problems is an episode from The Echo Chamber Podcast by Tortoise Shack Media.

The episode duration depends on the source podcast feed and may not always be available.

This episode was published on Apr 11, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Echo Chamber Podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.