SCOTUS and Social Media, Reddit's IPO, and Guest Barbara McQuade
February 27, 2024
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Episode 486 · February 27, 2024
SCOTUS and Social Media, Reddit's IPO, and Guest Barbara McQuade
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Summary
Kara and Scott discuss the Supreme Court cases that could change social media as we know it, and the recent disturbing investigations into parent-run accounts on Instagram. Also, Reddit is finally going public in the first major tech IPO of the year. Will it be successful? Plus, Kara's memoir "Burn Book" is hitting the shelves, featuring fascinating and entertaining stories from her reporting days in Silicon Valley. Finally, our Friend of Pivot is former U.S. Attorney, Barbara McQuade, who's written a new book, "Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America." Barbara explains how she thinks disinformation can be defeated.
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