Mark Bergen is a reporter at Bloomberg News and the author of like, comment, subscribe inside YouTube's chaotic rise to world domination. He says in part because it sits situated inside Google, which is a very savvy company,. It's a little bit more mature and just politically smarter than Facebook. Most people have like good sort of fuzzy relationship with YouTube, especially during the pandemic, he says.
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!
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