Never Meta Anyone Who Does It Better

This week, Dave and Gavin kibbitz about the large settlement announced between Meta and 47+ US States and territories. While on paper a stunning legal victory, the actual cost to the social media titan is more symbolic than anything else, as this presents Meta with an opportunity to tweak its algorithm and start rolling out more autonomous AI agents who will be able to train off of the interactions this algorithmic tweaking will cause. The boys talk about the relative merits and de-merits of “Just Say No!” when it comes to using social media and opine on this cycle of excrement anyone who is involved in a social media platform seems to be trapped in.On the Fringe is getting more and more downloads each day. As the community grows, we would love to hear from you! Shoot us a message or an email. Thanks as always for joining us On the Fringe.All the best from both of us,Dave + Gav This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthefringepodcast.substack.com/subscribe