Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss:

Housekeeping

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Facebook name change and more chaos

Facebook is apparently changing their name - but Zuckerberg hasn't decided yet. Why are they changing their name? Ehsan and I also talk about the chaos going on at Facebook with the whistle blower Francis Haugen. 

What we have been watching

Ehsan talks about his friend who made a short movie called 'Back Seat Driver' and I talk about how much I did not enjoy Ted Lasso Season 2. 

Trump's new social media site

Trump is back with a social media site, Truth Social. How did this come about? Will this take on Twitter? 

Amazon are caught copying designs of products in India

Amazon are back being caught abusing the data they have access to - something they explicitely told congress they didn't do. Now that they've been caught lying, what happens now? 

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Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss:

Housekeeping

We have a podcast website, check it out! The transcript for all our episodes are posted there. I have a blog. Read it here. Check out our YouTube channel!

Facebook going down for 6 hours

We start off with Facebook's terrible week. Facebook went down for 6 hours. What happened? Were they hacked? What's a DNS and BGP? Ehsan and I explain.

Facebook whistleblower reveals themself

The secret Facebook whistleblower reveals themself as Francis Haugen. Who is she? What does she want? What did she talk about to Congress? Ehsan and I talk about all this, as well as how we feel this will affect Facebook (if at all).

What we've been listening to

Ehsan talks about his podcast he's been listening to called "The coaches voice". I rant about the state of streaming services.

Twitch hack

Twitch recently had their whole codebase dumped online. We discuss what this might mean for twitch and their users.

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Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss:

Housekeeping

We have a podcast website, check it out  ! The transcript for all our episodes are posted there. I have a blog . Read it here . Check out our YouTube channel ! 

Apple refusing to bring Fortnite back to the Apple App Store

Apple have denied bringing back Epic Games their developer account, meaning that they can't bring Fortnite back to the App Store till all appeals are dealt with. Ehsan and I discuss. We also have a tangent about buying an iPhone 13.

China ban Crypto

In the latest episode of government crackdown in China, China bans crypto. Why has China banned crypto? What next? 

This week in post pandemic life

Ehsan discusses about his plans and his change of behaviour since the pandemic. I talk about Ted Lasso and the game 'Spiritfarer'.

Wall Street Journal leaks Facebook research saying Instagram is bad for mental health

The Wall Street Journal has been releasing a series of articles about Facebook acting in nefarious ways (again!). We discuss what these posts were and what this means for Facebook next.

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Apologies this was late! I was ill at the start of the week but am better now.

Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, (with no co-host this week!) in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where I discuss:

Housekeeping

We have a podcast website, check it out! The transcript for all our episodes are posted there. I have a blog - Read it here. Check out our YouTube channel for the podcast and the podcast topics.

Quick Notes

These are quick things that happened that I want to discuss

Facebook Glasses

Facebook has partnered with Raybans to release sunglasses with cameras in them. I discuss whether people even care about privacy anymore. 

Facebook List of Cool People

Facebook has a list of influential people on their platform and allowed them to break the rules and get away with it. I talk about why this has been managed badly and how it leads to people mistrusting social media more.

Apple and Epic Games Court hearing

We revisit the to-be-classic lawsuit of Apple vs Epic Games. The judge has given a ruling. I discuss. 

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Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, (with no co-host this week!) in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where I discuss:

Housekeeping

We have a podcast website, check it out ! The transcript for all our episodes are posted there. I have a blog - Read it here. Check out our YouTube channel for the podcast and the podcast topics.

Developing Stories

I discuss some stories that I am keeping an eye on:

Reddit refusing to shut down antivaxxers and misinformation

Recently a large group of Reddit users came out and requested Reddit take more responsibility on removing antivaxxers content. Reddit said no. I discuss what that means and why it's difficult on principle to remove antivaxxer content on the basis of not agreeing with it, as well as the distrust with the pharma industry.

Why did OnlyFans ban porn?

OnlyFans decided that they would ban porn and adult content - the majority of the content on the platform - only to reverse the decision the next day. I discuss what's going on, and the unchecked influence of payment processors, like MasterCard and Visa, on our services and lives.

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Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss:

Housekeeping

We have a podcast website, check it out ! The transcript for all our episodes are posted there. I have a blog . Read it here. Check out our YouTube channel! 

Quick fire round

Ehsan and I have a quick discussion on:

What we read

Ehsan talks about the mess that is the Barcelona football club, and I talk about the book Blood Sweat and Pixels and the challenges in game development.

Apple searching your iCloud photos

Apple has come under fire recently because of their new machine learning they're adding to identify Child Sex Abuse Material. What are Apple trying to do? Are they looking into your phone and creating a backdoor? Why are people against this? Ehsan and I discuss. 

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Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss:

Housekeeping

We have a new podcast website, check it out ! The transcript for all our episodes are posted there. I also wrote another blog post. Read it here. Check out our YouTube channel!  

Facebook's Metaverse

Facebook recently talked about how he thinks we will be living in a 'metaverse' where the real world and virtual world is indistinguishable. Ehsan and I talk about what that might mean for the future of work and life. 

What we watched this week

Ehsan talks about the Olympics and I talk about Luca and my favourite Pixar movies.

Robinhood going live in the stock market

Robinhood, the stock trading app, went live this week on the stock market. We talk about why thier IPO was unconventional.

NSO surveillance scandal

Reports have come out about the latest surveillance scandal, called the Pegasus from NSO. Huge public figures have been spied on secretly. Ehsan and I break down what is known to the public so far. 

Contact me! Send us feedback, hate, comments and thoughts: tanvirtalks@substack.com 

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Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss:

Housekeeping

We have a new podcast website, check it out ! The transcript for all our episodes are posted there. I also wrote another blog post. Read it here.

Racism in social media and linking government ID's to social media accounts

After the England loss, the three black players that missed their penalties got racial attacks on social media. Ehsan and I discuss whether linking your social media accounts with government ID's will solve this problem. We also touch on crowd sourcing moderation.

This week in listening

Ehsan talks about the podcast his listened to by Amol Rajan. I talk about the latest This American Life episode.

Space ambitions

Jeff Bezos went to space. Ehsan talks about his optimistic view on the space race.

Netflix goes into gaming

Netflix recently announced they are going into cloud gaming. Ehsan and I discuss why they might do this and what they might do next. We also discuss what might be the next thing to be 'big-tech-i-fied'.

Contact me! Send us feedback, hate, comments and thoughts: tanvirtalks@substack.com 

Read my latest blog post.

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Hey guys and welcome to another episode of Tanvir Talks! Join me, your host Tanvir, and my trusted co-host, Ehsan, in the latest Tanvir Talks episode where we discuss:

Housekeeping

We have a new podcast website, check it out! The transcript for all our episodes are posted there. I also wrote another blog post. Read it here.

Quick fire round

We catch up on some news we missed during our time off: 

What we've been up to

Ehsan talks about how he tried to keep his lockdown habits in check even with restrictions lifting in the UK. I talk about watching a lot of football.

5 big anti-trust bills

A couple of weeks ago 5 big anti-trust bills were introduced to the house. Ehsan and I go through them and talk about how it would affect the tech companies, as well as consumers.

Contact me! Send us feedback, hate, comments and thoughts: tanvirtalks@substack.com 

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