Meta’s Trump Calculus + Regime Change at Netflix

<p>What does Donald Trump’s reinstatement on Facebook and Instagram mean for our politics and platforms? Then, Netflix in its post-Reed era.</p><p>Plus: How the Bored Ape Yacht Club went from being the Disney of Web3 to handing out sewer passes for their new video game.</p><p><br /><strong>On today’s episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Lucas Shaw is an entertainment industry reporter for Bloomberg.</li></ul><p><strong>Additional reading:</strong></p><ul><li>Meta <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/technology/trump-facebook-instagram-accounts-meta.html" target="_blank">reinstated Trump’s Facebook</a> and Instagram accounts.</li><li>Trump looked to get out of a deal with his own <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/donald-trump-ditch-truth-social-for-twitter-facebook-1234665307/" target="_blank">social media site, Truth Social</a></li><li>The <a href="https://www.platformer.news/p/how-the-brazil-riots-change-facebooks?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=7976&post_id=95679902&isFreemail=false&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Jan. 8 riots in Brazil</a> mirrored aspects of the U.S. Capitol Riots, including the use of tech platforms to organize rioters.</li><li>Donald Trump used Truth Social to attack former <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/01/07/trump-facebook-ban-consideration/" target="_blank">Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman</a>.</li></ul><p> </p>