Ashley Rindsberg - Reddit & Sam Altman CAN'T Be Trusted (Just Ask Elon Musk)

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Can you trust the platforms and AI leaders shaping what you see—and think—online? In this explosive Heretics conversation, journalist and author Ashley Rindsberg joins Andrew Gold to argue that Reddit’s power over information and Sam Altman’s influence over AI have created a fragile ecosystem where narratives can be engineered, reputations managed, and dissent throttled. Pointing to high-stakes fights over data licensing, moderation, and AI training, Rindsberg explains why even Elon Musk’s very public disputes are a warning that the web’s truth layer is up for sale.

Inside the interview, Ashley breaks down:

👉 How Reddit’s API and moderation architecture can enable brigading, stealth censorship, and “manufactured consensus.”

👉 Why deals between data-rich platforms and AI labs risk baking bias into models that will mediate news, search—and eventually, public policy.

👉 The incentives behind closed vs. open AI development, and how “safety” can become a brand shield for centralised control.

👉 What Musk’s battles with major players reveal about conflicts of interest, information chokepoints, and the future of free inquiry.

👉 Practical tools to verify before you believe: trace source trails, compare snapshots, audit talk/mod logs, and triangulate beyond the platform.

Andrew’s calm, forensic style keeps the focus on receipts, process, and accountability—not slogans. Expect a step-by-step tour of how influence really works: from astroturfing and shadow bans, to data deals that supercharge one narrative across search results and AI assistants. Whether you’re pro-innovation or deeply cautious, this conversation arms you with a framework to separate hype from hazard—and to ask who benefits when the internet’s “consensus” shifts overnight.

If you care about free speech, AI governance, and the integrity of online knowledge, don’t miss this.

Editorial note: The episode presents Ashley Rindsberg’s analysis and opinions for public-interest debate.

Watch the full podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFrfxjb_Iw0&t=1949s

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