O the computer histy museum i hope everyone is well and fe but the pandemic we are close but the dital doors are wide open im pleased to welcome you today featuring the director of mit initiative on the Digital Economy and conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist markoff. And those with the generosity under these unprecedented times we need your hp more than ever to sustain museum to dever on our mission for technology for everyone. In the future impact on humanit humanitys please continue to join and giv now to iroduce mr. Hancock to introduce todays program and speakers. I am delighted you can join todays program. And deeply influenced by social media conctions sometimes a love hate relationship and the power for od. And directorf mit initiative with Technology Writer for questions such as e aftermath of the us election and interference in 2016 and 20 what steps can we take a look at social Media Companies do on the platform without cial and with these actions we can take
Question looms large who pays for the t. V. And toilet paper the answer according to the dutch is your bosses and how much about 2 year 0 s. Or 2. 40 per working day on average this is interesting the lockdown has shifted the way people relationship with their bosses of their companies and how to account for costs and a down to the granularity of toilet paper and the only industry i know where toilet paper costs are incorporated in the p. And l. On a monthly or weekly basis is in the prison business in prison people d are very parsimonious with their toilet paper and its all accounted for due to the nature of that industry so this is what coronaviruses done is created this Prison Planet type of situation certainly and the workers in the netherlands 80 percent of them are racked are basically part of organized labor they have collected. Bargaining so this is what theyre fighting over is 2. 02 euros a day for toilet paper that they now have to buy a home that they used to use at the offi
Industry so this is what coronaviruses done is created this Prison Planet type of situation certainly and the workers in the netherlands 80 percent of them are racked are basically part of organized labor they have collective bargaining so this is what theyre fighting over is 2. 02 euros a day for toilet paper that they now have to buy a home that they used to use at the office and this is apparently considered a right across the rest of europe we see spain has obliged employers to pay for home office meat and some equipment germany is debating a bill in trying to Remote Workers rights francis passed a law shielding them from after hours email of course while britain has hinted that it may relax the rules on Tax Deductions for work related equipment purchased during the pandemic of course we just passed a tax bill a huge one last year here in america and that got rid of that Tax Deduction if for things you have to buy from home for work that is not reimbursed from your office like in a
Between those who are counted and those who are not counted in the europe lets look there 1st because this is a topic that is dear to my heart and that is toilet paper who pays for the toilet paper the Big Questions of the work from home as the world compulsives in crisis and tens of millions of us dig in for the long haul of working from home one question looms large who pays for the t. V. And toilet paper the answer according to the dutch is your bosses and how much about to your oh so or 2. 40 per working day on average this is interesting the lockdown has shifted the way people relationship with their bosses of their companies and how to account for costs and a down to the granularity of toilet paper and the only industry i know where toilet paper costs are incorporated in the p. And l. On a monthly or weekly basis is in the prison business in prison people d are very parsimonious with their toilet paper and its all accounted for due to the nature of that industry so this is what c
Plus, relocation, relocation, relocation. Read it has a plan to let its employees work from wherever they are. But what are the consequences of such an arrangement question we ask the ceo, steve huffman. The u. S. Has identified in iran and russia for meddling in the election. We talk about how pervasive the menace is and is potential harmful effect on democracy in our continuing to electioneering series. First, it was an ugly day for u. S. Markets. Tumbling in the worst stock rout in months. Rising cases of covid19 in the u. S. And europe and locked on measures in countries like germany and france accelerating the drop. We get the big picture from Abigail Doolittle in new york. A lot of forces at play today. It. Us through abigail over all a brutal day for stocks and risk assets on a combined basis. You mentioned the different forces. Of course there is uncertainty around the election, but i would argue the biggest force is the virus resurgence in europe. The german dax fell more than