This Week in Tech (Audio) TWiT 1078: The Great British Marmalade Scandal - Building Your Own Router
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Apr 6, 2026 
Patrick Beja, longtime contrarian tech podcaster; Abrar Al‑Hiti, senior CNET tech reporter; Ian Thompson, UK hardware and policy columnist. They debate legal fights over addictive social apps and whether courts should reshape platforms. They also cover Claude/Anthropic controversies, building your own router from old hardware, NASA Artemis II updates, and the curious Great British marmalade scandal.
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Scientific Proof Of Harm Is Hard To Get
- Proving long-term causal harm from algorithmic feeds is methodologically hard because human behavior and exposure vary across decades.
- That scientific uncertainty fuels debate over regulation versus waiting for consensus.
Prune Apps And Use Filters To Reduce Overuse
- If you struggle with overuse, remove apps from your phone or use filters to limit exposure to specific topics.
- Leo described removing Instagram/TikTok from his phone and using X filters to only see AI news.
Provider Limits Can Restore Model Quality
- Anthropic limited subscriber usage to official Claude apps to stop continuous agent-driven token drain that degraded performance for interactive users.
- The change improved responsiveness and nudged heavy users toward paid API usage or local models.