Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

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Google-as-Government and Netflix vs. HBO Max Aug 24, 2022

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A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal. — The New York Times

Google, Machine Learning, and CSAM; Takeaways and Tradeoffs; Apple’s CSAM Controversy — Stratechery Update

Rights, Laws, and Google — Stratechery

Apple and Property Rights, On Google’s Non-Response, The Facebook Oversight Board — Stratechery

House of the Dragon and Creative Programming, The Big Ten’s Deal, Disney’s New Prices — Stratechery

Formula 1 and Netflix, Netflix and Sports, YouTube TV vs. ESPN — Stratechery

‘House of the Dragon’ Is HBO’s Top Debut With 10 Million Viewers — Bloomberg

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Apple's Privacy Power Play and TikTok Concerns Aug 17, 2022

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Apple and Facebook’s Pre-ATT Negotiations, Timing and Documentation, ATT’s Impact — Stratechery Update

Data and Definitions — Stratechery

The TikTok War — Stratechery

On TikTok, Election Misinformation Thrives Ahead of Midterms — The New York Times

Leaked Audio From 80 Internal TikTok Meetings Shows That US User Data Has Been Repeatedly Accessed From China — Buzzfeed News

China’s Plans to Win Control of the Global Order — Tablet

TikTok Works on Its Trust Deficit — Platformer

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Meta’s Murky Future and the Transformed New York Times Aug 11, 2022

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