ICYMI: The Free Trial Period of Social Media Is Over
b'On today\\u2019s episode, Rachelle is joined by Alex Kantrowitz, the writer behind the Big Technology newsletter and podcast. The two discuss the recent changes to Twitter Blue and how paying for Twitter might be a joke, it won\\u2019t be for other platforms like Instagram and TikTok. As paid verification models become de rigueur in a bid to woo content creators, what will that mean for the average social media user? Is this all just a giant protection racket? Or is it platforms catering to the people who actually create content for them?\\n\\nThis podcast is produced by Se\\u2019era Spragley Ricks, Rachelle Hampton and Daisy Rosario.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'