Meta’s Trump Calculus + Regime Change at Netflix

What does Donald Trump’s reinstatement on Facebook and Instagram mean for our politics and platforms? Then, Netflix in its post-Reed era.

Plus: How the Bored Ape Yacht Club went from being the Disney of Web3 to handing out sewer passes for their new video game.

On today’s episode:

• Lucas Shaw is an entertainment industry reporter for Bloomberg.

Additional reading:

• Meta reinstated Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.
• Trump looked to get out of a deal with his own social media site, Truth Social
• The Jan. 8 riots in Brazil mirrored aspects of the U.S. Capitol Riots, including the use of tech platforms to organize rioters.
• Donald Trump used Truth Social to attack former Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman.

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