August 08, 2019

239: JUNK FOOD

45 minutes

It's the first anniversary of TikTok, and finally time for us to stop being late on it! Let's talk about what makes this video app distinct from Vine and Musical.ly. Next, 8Chan has been taken offline (for now) in the wake of the shooting in El Paso. Here's how that happened. Finally, a hard segue into talking about donuts.

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Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership TikTok’s a year old, when will its creators make money? - The Verge TikTok owner ByteDance confirms plans to produce a smartphone - The Verge TikTok turns one: the top hashtags (and happenings) of the past 12 months - The Verge TikTok, The Internet's Hottest Meme Breeding Ground, Turns 1 : NPR Terminating Service for 8Chan Why banning hate sites is so hard - The Verge How Disabling 8chan Became Cloudflare's Job - The Atlantic Krispy Kreme serving Reese's filled doughnuts this week