Andrew Marantz, a staff writer at the New Yorker, talks with Recode's Kara
Swisher about his new book,
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562022/antisocial-by-
andrew-marantz/" target="new">
Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno‑Utopians,
and the Hijacking of the American
Conversation. He discusses the danger of designing social media platforms
around emotional engagement, how people like Mike Cernovich and Milo
Yiannopoulos exploited people's belief in a broad political "consensus," and
technology's role in advancing hate and extremism online. Marantz also
explains what he calls the culture of "big swinging brains" in Silicon Valley,
and why banning people from Twitter — including President Trump — isn't a
comprehensive solution.
**Featuring:
** Andrew Marantz (
@andrewmarantz), staff
writer at the New Yorker and author of
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562022/antisocial-by-
andrew-marantz/" target="new">
Antisocial.
**Hosts:
** Kara Swisher (
@karaswisher), Recode co-
founder and editor-at-large
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Andrew Marantz, a staff writer at the New Yorker, talks with Recode's Kara
Swisher about his new book,
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562022/antisocial-by-
andrew-marantz/" target="new">
Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno‑Utopians,
and the Hijacking of the American
Conversation. He discusses the danger of designing social media platforms
around emotional engagement, how people like Mike Cernovich and Milo
Yiannopoulos exploited people's belief in a broad political "consensus," and
technology's role in advancing hate and extremism online. Marantz also
explains what he calls the culture of "big swinging brains" in Silicon Valley,
and why banning people from Twitter — including President Trump — isn't a
comprehensive solution.
**Featuring:
** Andrew Marantz (
@andrewmarantz), staff
writer at the New Yorker and author of
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562022/antisocial-by-
andrew-marantz/" target="new">
Antisocial.
**Hosts:
** Kara Swisher (
@karaswisher), Recode co-
founder and editor-at-large
**More to explore:
**
Subscribe for free to Pivot, Kara’s podcast with
NYU Professor Scott Galloway that offer sharp, unfiltered insights into the
biggest stories in tech, business, and politics.
**About Recode by Vox:
** Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and
changing us.
**Follow Us:
** Newsletter:
Recode
Daily
Twitter:
@Recode and
@voxdotcom
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