ICYMI: The Spon-Con Video That Accidentally Captures the State of Tech
b'Earlier this month, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook was rebranding to become Meta, shifting the company\\u2019s focus away from the single social media platform to some sort of amorphous, \\u201cembodied internet\\u201d concept. Khabane Lame, TikTok\\u2019s second biggest star right now, got tapped to do some spon-con for the rebrand, appearing in a video alongside Zuckerberg on Instagram. On today\\u2019s episode, Rachelle and Madison discuss who Lame\\u2019s rise to TikTok fame, why Facebook grabbed him for their publicity campaign, and how this might all just be a distraction from some rather unsavory news inside the Facebook Papers.\\nIf you would like to learn more about the Facebook Papers, check out:\\n\\u201dThe Nationalism of Facebook,\\u201d by Siva Vaidhyanathan in Slate\\nThe What Next TBD episode, \\u201cWill the Facebook Whistleblower Make a Difference?\\u201d\\nThe What Next episode, \\u201cHow Long Can Mark Zuckerberg Be King?\\u201d\\nPodcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Derek John.\\nSupport ICYMI and listen to the show with zero ads.\\xa0Sign up\\xa0to become a Slate Plus member for just $1 for your first month.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'