Facebook funding anti-TikTok lobbyists with Taylor Lorenz + SEC SPAC crackdown, Fast vs. Bolt | E1422

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00:00 Jason and Molly intro the show
02:18 Taylor Lorenz from the Washington Post on Facebook using Targeted Victory
11:27 Coda – The All-in-one doc for teams, get a $1,000 credit at https://coda.io/twist
12:41 Separating the legitimate concerns from fake stories
21:03 Lemon.io – Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist
22:21 Measuring the likelihood of TikTok being banned in the U.S.
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32:37 Should journalists be encouraged to build their own brands?
39:40 SEC meeting TODAY (3/30/22) to discuss crackdown on SPACs, specifically allowing investors to SUE over “embellished projections”
1:01:14 Bolt’s one-click checkout competitor “Fast” having trouble raising $100M at a $1B valuation, according to The Information