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Podcast: Hard Fork
Episode: Reddit Revolts + MrBeast’s YouTube Empire + Peak Trust and Safety?
Description: Moderators on Reddit have shut down their forums in protest of a new policy that charges users for access to the site’s API. The revolt has put Kevin in child care-wisdom-withdrawal (RIP r/daddit) — and left many other users without their favorite subreddits. But does the incident say something more about the future of the internet?Then, the MrBeast Philanthropic-Industrial Complex.Plus: Platforms are already fumbling the ball on misinformation.Today’s guest:Max Read is a journalist, screenwriter, editor and the owner-operator of Read Max.Additional information:Casey examin...