I think for a long time, they didn't think that the stars of YouTube were marketable really like Fred. They spent a lot of their time stealing other people's copyrighted material and then not getting in nearly enough trouble for it. I've always thought that YouTube doesn't get the screw near deserves because it has these two incredible heat shields specifically designed to protect its content.
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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