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Join Jason Palmer and Rosie Blau for noise-cancelling news and analysis from The Economist's global network of correspondents. Every weekday this award-winning podcast picks three stories shaping your worldthe big shifts in politics, business and culture, plus things you never knew you needed to know. On Saturdays, download The Weekend Intelligence to dive deep into a single story, vividly told. If youre already a subscriber to The Economist, youll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.For more information about Economist Podcasts, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page at https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Algorithm and blues: a watershed social-media verdict
Thursday, 26 March, 2026

A jury in California agreed with a plaintiff who argued that Meta and Google, two social-media giants, designed their platforms to be addictive. That opens the floodgates to more litigation and perhaps to regulatory change. We examine the world’s maritime chokepoints and how they shape geopolitics—littorally, not figuratively. And how digitally animated films came to dominate the box office.Guests and host:Tom Wainwright, media editorAnton La Guardia, diplomatic editorAlex Selby-Boothroyd, head of data journalismJason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: social-media sites, internet use, online addictiongeopolitics, chokepoints, Strait of Hormuzanimated filmsGet a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.