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BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti on Free Speech & the Internet Age

Today, digital companies are confronted with the question of how to protect free speech while enforcing appropriate standards and practices. Jonah Peretti is co-founder of The Huffington Post and the CEO of BuzzFeed—two of the most recognizable brands on the internet—and he says our media ecosystem is broken. Peretti speaks with Walter about what "public interest" means in this online age.

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