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Technology

Black farmers, discrimination and the future

Howard Gunn, an African-American farmer, joins the Forum to discuss a host of issues around agri-business. African-American farmers represent only 1.24% of all farmers in the U.S. although Black people make up 12.4% of the...
kids social media

Florida targets Snapchat in a lawsuit

Florida says the operator of Snapchat is violating a high-profile 2024 law aimed at keeping children off some social media platforms.
kids social media

Tech groups renew their challenge to Florida’s social media law

The 2024 Florida law aims to keep children off some social media platforms.
kids social media

A court refuses to halt Florida’s law prohibiting kids from some social media platforms

Tech groups sued, contending that the Florida social media law violates First Amendment rights.

Tampa celebrates Black love and Blerds

Frank Crum from the city of Tampa makes his annual pilgrimage to The Forum to talk Black Love movie series and the rise of the Black Nerd.

AI, Deep Seek & the Market Freak-Out

Dr. John Licato, Prof. of Computer Science gives us an introduction to artificial intelligence, Open AI, machine learning, and why the financial markets dived on the release of the Chinese AI platform Deep Seek.
kids social media

TikTok is back after political drama

Listen: TikTok is back after a brief dark period.  On Sunday, the social media app, with 170 million U.S. users, went dark.  About 12 hours later, TikTokers saw a message thanking them for their “patience...
Adult only website

Judge halts a challenge to Florida’s online age verification law

The decision means the Florida law will remain in effect in the coming months as the Supreme Court weighs a Texas case..

As TikTok ban looms, one Tampa influencer says he’s prepared to pivot

Listen: Watch:   With a looming TikTok ban, content creators and users may need to look elsewhere for entertainment.  The ban could go into effect on January 19th. After that, new users will not be...
Adult only website

Plaintiffs fight Ashley Moody’s request in a case over age verification for adult content websites

The lawsuit is challenging the constitutionality of a new Florida law requiring age verification for access to websites with adult content.
social media

A trial on Florida’s social media law is set for 2026

Tech-industry groups are challenging the constitutionality of Florida's social media law on First Amendment grounds.

A Memoir In Essays.  A Broken Informational Landscape.

Steve Wasserman is as charming as his eloquent writing, he’s a raconteur, a cultural essayist & he talks to us about Tell Me Something, Tell Me Anything, Even If It’s A Lie. He takes the...
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