517: You Know, for Kids!
Eric Hunley joins us; Big fines for big tech; Amazon laughs at labor laws; Influencers are falling over each other to get the shot; The Metaverse is a Meta-Dud; Facebook hates research; Apple says it's doing it for the kids; SetApp and new apps; Sennheiser saves the day; Value 4 Value and Lightening to save podcasting.
Eric Hunley joins us; Big fines for big tech; Amazon laughs at labor laws; Influencers are falling over each other to get the shot; The Metaverse is a Meta-Dud; Facebook hates research; Apple says it's doing it for the kids; SetApp and new apps; Sennheiser saves the day; Value 4 Value and Lightening to save podcasting.
Show notes at https://gog.show/517
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IN THE NEWS
Highlights from while we were gone...
EU slaps Amazon with record $887M fine over ad targeting practices
France Cracked Down on Google’s Ad Tech. What’s Next?
Zoom to pay $85M for lying about encryption and sending data to Facebook and Google
Amazon Unlawfully Confiscated Union Literature, NLRB Finds
Amazon union drive in Bessemer may get a new election
It’s raining influencers!
YouTube star Albert Dyrlund dies after falling 656 feet from a mountain while recording a video
Sophia Cheung death: Hong Kong influencer dies after falling while taking photo at edge of waterfall
Let’s talk about the “metaverse” because it’s gonna be the new buzzword for the next 6 months...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Already Sucks
Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse: What it means for the enterprise
Microsoft, Facebook and everyone else are building the metaverse. Will you want to live there?
Meanwhile in the real world...
Facebook cuts off NYU researcher access, prompting rebuke from lawmakers
Senators press Facebook for answers about why it cut off misinformation researchers
APPLE KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN EMPLOYEE-RUN SURVEYS ON PAY EQUITY — AND LABOR LAWYERS SAY IT’S ILLEGAL
The Tim Apple sized Elephant in the room...
Expanded Protections for Children Frequently Asked Questions
Apple’s New ‘Child Safety’ Initiatives, and the Slippery Slope
Opinion: Four problems with Apple’s reported approach to scanning for child abuse images
Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse
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