All-In E59: Twitter's content warning algo, equity audits, politicians trading stocks, Fed's next move

Key Topics Discussed:

Twitter's Content Warning Algorithm

• David Sacks had his tweets flagged with content warnings that seemed arbitrary and unnecessary
• Discussed whether these warnings are algorithmic or editorial decisions
• Debate over whether these warnings are meant to protect users or subtly label certain accounts as problematic
• Called for more transparency from Twitter about how these algorithms work

Proposed Racial Equity Audits

• Democrats proposing mandatory racial equity audits for tech companies
• Would give auditors veto power over product decisions
• Companies could face $20,000/day fines for non-compliance
• Hosts criticized this as potential overreach and compared it to previous DOJ oversight of Microsoft
• Discussed difference between diversity stats reporting vs product equity audits

Congressional Stock Trading

• Debated the ethics of Congress members trading stocks while having inside information
• Nancy Pelosi defended Congressional stock trading while others called for banning it
• Multiple examples shared of both Democrats and Republicans making suspicious trades
• Discussion of how this could become a major campaign issue in 2022

Federal Reserve's Next Moves

• Fed announced plans for multiple interest rate hikes in 2022
• Discussion of Fed's balance sheet growth from $1T to nearly $9T
• Debate over impact of monetary stimulus and inflation
• Agreement that Build Back Better spending bill likely dead given inflation concerns

San Francisco Crime

• London Breed called for increased police presence and crackdown on crime
• Hosts saw this as rejection of "defund police" movement
• Predicted recall efforts against DA Chesa Boudin
• Discussion of progressive policies' impact on city management

The episode highlighted growing pushback against progressive policies and predictions of more centrist approaches gaining momentum in 2022.