&lt;p&gt;From a six hour service outage to a senate whistleblower hearing, the PR disasters keep mounting for Facebook. On this week’s show, hear how the tech giant might be following a well-worn pattern of decline. And, the so-called "Pandora Papers" reveal dirty financial secrets, dwarfing the Panama Papers in the size, scope, and reach. Plus, how a new data leak shows links between law enforcement and far-right militia groups.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. Makena Kelly [&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/kellymakena"&gt;@kellymakena&lt;/a&gt;], policy reporter for The Verge, on the perils of focusing on politicians' flubs during tech regulation hearings. &lt;a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/mocking-politicians-regulating-tech-on-the-media"&gt;Listen&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2. Kevin Roose [&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/kevinroose"&gt;@kevinroose&lt;/a&gt;], tech columnist for &lt;em&gt;The New York Times&lt;/em&gt;, on the harbingers of Facebook's demise. &lt;a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/desperation-mode-facebooks-reign-on-the-media"&gt;Listen&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3. Gerard Ryle [&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/RyleGerard"&gt;@RyleGerard&lt;/a&gt;], director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, on how the &lt;a href="https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/"&gt;Pandora Papers&lt;/a&gt; unmask hidden owners of offshore companies. Plus, what the papers might mean for the future of cooperative journalism. &lt;a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/pandora-papers-reveal-shadow-economy-on-the-media"&gt;Listen&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4. OTM correspondent Micah Loewinger [&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/MicahLoewinger"&gt;@MicahLoewinger&lt;/a&gt;], on how he and Gothamist's &lt;a href="https://gothamist.com/news/hack-oath-keepers-militia-group-includes-names-active-nypd-officers-de-blasio-launches-investigation"&gt;George Joseph&lt;/a&gt; uncovered evidence that active police officers are connected to the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia group. &lt;a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/how-hacked-records-point-oath-keepers-ties-police-departments"&gt;Listen&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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