TikTok is under threat of a ban and is mostly about entertainment, not information. They're coming in at a time when like Twitter is weak. And so we'll see how they handle it. I'm very interested to see because they are not going to make news, they're going to aggregate news. So if you create a bunch of news, is it just going to be like this person seeing Infowars, Washington Examiner, Alex Jones, and then a bit over to Wall Street Journal or MSNBC? That's the challenge.
Jason and Molly kick off the show with a quick third-rail story about Area 51. (1:56) They then cover Instagram co-founders Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom’s new startup, Artifact. (10:44) Finally, Gabi Lewis of Magic Spoon joins Molly for an awesome interview about their latest raise, launching in big box stores and more. (41:56)
(0:00) Molly Kicks off the show
(1:56) Conspiracy Theories with Molly and Jason
(9:37) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist
(10:44) Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom’s new venture: Artifact
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(21:19) Monetizing news aggregators + content moderation
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(41:56) Gabi Lewis of Magic Spoon joins Molly
(1:13:51) Jay Trades, immigration and TikTok ideas
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