I'm on it because I'm not going to disarm unilaterally. You can't get across nuance, unfortunately, in a format like Belmar. There is some nuance in between and that is a spin of the firm ensuring that all the data runs through strictly US servers. Because the word ban is a very blunt tool. And I do think that there are a lot of people at TikTok who deserve economic upside. But anyone who has kids ... YouTube commands more attention than TikTok among children.
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.
Mark Bergen is on Twitter at @mhbergen.
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