Episode 159: Lolsuit 2.0

Darren was out this week, so Sir Karl with a K from Who Are These Podcasts helps fill in. Instagram for kids, The value of Podcasting 2.0 value blocks, Karl’s much-anticipated lawsuit, Amazon in trouble, and plenty of laughs and rants on this episode of Grumpy Old Bens.

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NOTES / LINKS:

Signal’s honest facebook campaign
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/06/facebook-and-signal-are-fighting-over-an-ad-campaign.html

NY AG expanding Cuomo investigation
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/n/ar-BB1gxuhF

Amazon publishes Brand Protection Report on fake vendors
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/technology/a/ar-BB1gzoqh

Amazon data breach reveals fake review scam
https://www.safetydetectives.com/blog/amazon-reviews-leak-report/

Amazon used seller data to boost sales – and senior leadership knew (Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/amazon-seller-data-company-sales/

Apple fires up the podcast war with subscriptions and an app redesign
https://thenextweb.com/news/apple-podcast-war-subscriptions-app-redesign

Melinda Gates Was Meeting With Divorce Lawyers Since 2019
https://www.wsj.com/articles/melinda-gates-was-meeting-with-divorce-lawyers-since-2019-to-end-marriage-with-bill-gates-11620579924?mod=trending_now_news_pos1

States Urge Facebook to Abandon Plan for Children’s Instagram
https://www.wsj.com/articles/state-prosecutors-add-to-warnings-about-instagrams-child-safety-plans-11620662601?mod=hp_lead_pos2