Foillow-up on Digital Advertising in 2022, plus Monday’s Daily Update about Spotify.
Spotify and Joe Rogan, Culture and Principles, Music Versus Podcasts and the Long Run
Lessons from Spotify’s recent controversy, both for other tech executives, and also for the Spotify’s long run profitability.
The Information on Apple in China, Apple’s Deal, Evaluating Apple’s China Risk
The Information has a report on a deal Apple made with the Chinese government; this explains multiple things over the last five years, and may indicate that Apple’s position is fairly secure.
Why Subscription Twitter is a Terrible Idea, Twitter Bans Sharing Private Photos and Videos, Twitter and Free Speech
Why making Twitter into a subscription business would be a terrible idea, how Twitter’s new policy is reactionary, and how the shows how much Twitter has changed
Facebook Political Problems
Facebook’s political problems stem directly from its size and drive for growth; they are societal issues, not antitrust ones.
Facebook Files, Continued; Misinformation and Vaccinations; Fact-Checking and the Unknown
The Facebook Files continue, and raise a surprising question: what if Facebook’s campaign about misinformation is backfiring?
Russia, Google and Apple; The App Firewall; Laptop Assumptions
Apple and Google removed apps at the Russian government’s requests, thanks to the App Store firewall.
The Facebook Files, Instagram and Teens, Facebook versus App Stores
The Wall Street Journal’s Facebook Papers provide important evidence about problems with Facebook, even as it highlights the trade-offs involved is any solution.
Facebook Messenger Updates, WhatsApp vs. Apple, Facebook’s CSAM Approach
Facebook may have taken advantage of Apple’s controversy to make its own encryption announcements; the company made its own news in its criticism.
Apple’s Point-of-View, NFTs and Status, NFTs and Standard Formats
More from Apple about why they chose the approach to scanning for CSAM that they did; then, why NFTs reliance on standard formats makes them more valuable, not less.