Winner Take All

The show opens with a look at the announcement that the platform OnlyFans will be banning explicit content, AKA the type of content the site is known for. Next, a look at China investing a fake Swiss scientist quoted in news media and Beijing gaining a board seat at tech company ByteDance. The second half of the show covers a Wall Street Journal report that Amazon will be opening brick and mortar department stores and the FTC recent opinion about Facebook's monopoly status.  

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Originally Aired: 08/20/21

Alex opens up the show looking at Spotify's continued growth of its  podcasting platform and data that shows listener numbers on Spotify are  surpassing Apple. Next, Alex's reaction to Keith Rabois discussing China  on CNBC and a look at two stories concerning censorship, Apple's  announced scanning of photos on user's iPhones, and PayPal engaging in  financial deplatforming. Also covered in this episode, big tech joining  the five eyes, the rise of BRICS countries, and Cloudflare's complaints  about AWS.

Originally Aired: 08/10/21

Eugene Volokh is founder and coauthor of The Volokh Conspiracy, a  leading legal blog. His law review articles have been cited by opinions  in eight Supreme Court cases and several hundred court opinions in  total, as well as several thousand scholarly articles. Eugene sits down  with Alex and Nick to discuss his recent article in the Journal of Free  Speech Law that looks at the pros and cons that could occur if the U.S.  were to treat social media platforms as common carriers. Companies  distinguished as common carriers are generally required to provide  service to the public without discrimination.

Originally Aired: 08/12/21

Mike Matthys is co-founder of the 1st & 14th Institute, a  non-partisan champion for free speech, free press, and due process.  Matthys joins Alex on Winner Take All for a discussion on the current  landscape of online speech and what can be done to prevent censorship by  big tech arbiters like Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon. The two discuss  the 1st & 14th Institute's formation, past projects, and planned  future initiatives to ascertain a free and fair internet where all  voices are heard and decisions have the benefit of all views.  

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Originally Aired: 08/09/21

Alex opens the episode with a look at Netflix's recent earnings report where it was announced that a digital movie studio would move into the gaming space. Next, a look at Robinhood's tumultuous first two weeks as a public company and some promising data from alternative tech platforms focused on user privacy and free speech. The second half of the show covers Walmart's announcment it will begin to license the eCommerce tech that runs Walmart Marketplace and statistics that show a decline in VC investment into China.   

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Originally Aired: 08/04/21

The episode starts off with a look at updated numbers from the various streaming service providers as the competitive landscape enters a new phase post COVID pandemic. Next, a look at an interesting Wall Street Journal article that details how Amazon will take equity from its suppliers. Also covered, Zipline, a startup that can deliver blood to doctors via drones, and Alex's thoughts on Gympass's recently announced series E funding round.  

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Originally Aired: 07/10/21

The show kicks off with a look at CB Insights new State Of Venture Q2’21 Report, which details the runaway valuations of tech startups over the past year. On that thread, Alex looks at the recently IPOd platform, Xometry, and Nextdoor's plan to go public via SPAC. The second half of the show covers Etsy's next M&A move acquiring Elo7, regulatory concerns for Big Tech expanding through M&A, and Instcart's new CEO. Alex closes the episode with a message about the 4th of July.    

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Originally Aired: 07/09/21

Alex opens the show looking at the recent debacle surround Chinese ride sharing app DiDi's initial public offering. Investors saw $DIDI shares drop 20%+ after the Cyberspace Administration of China announced the app would be removed from app stores for illegally collect personal data. Next, a look at Shopify's announcement that they will waive fees on the first million dollars that developers make on their app store. Also covered, the slew of new suits and initiatives from various U.S. government agencies to reign in Big Tech and a recent article highlighting bias on Wikipedia.  

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Originally Aired: 07/08/21 #BigTech #DiDi #IPO

Alex kicks off the show looking at DuckDuckGo, an internet search engine that emphasizes protecting searchers' privacy and avoiding the filter bubble of personalized search results, and their recently announced $100m secondary investment. The episode also takes a look at claims that the COVID pandemic has accelerated the shift to eCommerce by 5 years, and Huawei's announcement that their mobile operating system, HarmonyOS, is now the #3 OS in the world. The show closes out with a look at Amazon's statement on its battle against fake reviews, Prime Day 2021, and Etsy acquiring peer-to-peer social shopping app Depop.  

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Originally Aired: 06/25/21

Applico CTO and former Munchery CEO, Tri Tran, joins the show to discuss  Instacart's playbook to build a $1 billion ad business and what this  revenue stream could mean for the delivery platform's highly anticipated  IPO. Tran discusses how he sees the online grocery and delivery  landscapes playing out over the next few years while highlighting some  of the challenges he thinks Instacart will have to overcome to sell $1  billion in ads per annum. Alex and Tri close out the conversation by  highlighting some alternative tech solutions in the food space that don't require that retailers cede the customer relationship to a  gatekeeping tech provider.

Also, a bonus segment analyzing the current regulatory landscape broken down by big tech company.