Should Facebook have its own currency?

Should Facebook have its own currency?

Love it or hate it, Facebook is one of the world's most popular social media platforms. Over a relatively short span of time, the company has exploded into numerous areas of human interaction (and created no small amount of controversy along the way). In May of 2009, Facebook experimented with a virtual currency concept called Facebook Credits. It didn't last long, but there may be a new scheme on the horizon. Join the guys as they explore the fact, fiction and conspiracy surrounding the Facebook Libra, the proposed virtual currency that -- according to critics -- could allow this social media platform to function like a central bank.

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Who killed Robert Kennedy?

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Is there a real-life warp drive?

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The news about the so-called "EM Drive" has been all over the headlines... but is it true? Join Matt and Ben to learn more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comThe...

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What's the purpose of Jade Helm 15?

What's the purpose of Jade Helm 15?

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Nowadays comics are considered anything from light-hearted entertainment to a unique art form and genre of literature all their own. Yet for decades they were considered a gateway to sin. Join Ben and...

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What is genocide?

What is genocide?

Modern historians generally mark the beginning of the Armenian Genocide as 24 April, 1915 -- one hundred years ago this week. However, people and nations still can't seem to agree on whether it actual...

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Imagine if a government disguised its operatives as members of some other organization -- and then attacked itself. While this might sound crazy, several historians have argued that false flag attacks...

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