YouTube has been trying to scramble to, we're going to raise authoritative channels. The bigger problem for YouTube is the sort of that they, so much of their first 15 years, it's like you and I can go on and be on equal footing with a news organization with CNN or ABC. No, there's too much competition in that area. It doesn't seem fair because they should make a decision one way or the other but they sort of purgatory them forever.
Kara and Scott are back to discuss the demise of a journalism antitrust bill, as well as a potential deal between Vice and a Saudi media giant. Also, Twitter says payments to a whistleblower shouldn't affect its deal with Elon Musk. Then, Friend of Pivot Mark Bergen chats about his new book, “Like, Comment, Subscribe: Inside YouTube’s Chaotic Rise to World Domination.” Plus, Scott was on Bill Maher!
You can read the statement we mentioned from Little People of America here.
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