Is Facebook Bad for Creators?

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It's interesting because a, in light of so much of the criticism that is levelled at facebook is how it's bad for creators. It's still possible to create a subscription, i e, a non advertising base model that, in many respects, is hostile to creatorsh,. That's affl for you. V its. But what makes it redeemable in my mind, and this tried to make the point last week, it's as bad as it sounds, at least there's choice, right?

Ben and James discuss the history of podcasts and why Spotify’s recent announcements are so compelling for creators.

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Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Surprise — Stratechery
Episode 185 — Open, Free, and Spotify — Exponent
Ben Thompson: Podcasts, Analytics, and Centralization — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Podcast Aggregation Play — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Dithering and Open Versus Free — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Spotify Earnings, Podcasts and Lifetime Value, The Ringer Acquisition — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: The European Super League, Apple Music’s Letter to Artists — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Podcast Subscriptions vs. the App Store — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Fearing Spotify?, Apple’s Earnings, Margins and Chips — Stratechery