Facebook lost daily users for the first time ever / Spotify CEO defends Joe Rogan deal

Published: Feb. 4, 2022, 6 a.m.

b"The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Ashley Carman, and Alex Heath discuss Meta's rough week: Facebook reported its first-ever quarterly decline of daily users globally, along with lower-than-expected ad growth that sent its stock plunging roughly 20 percent.\\nThe crew also discuss Spotify's response to the Joe Rogan controversy and how it will be handling moderation going forward.\\nFurther reading:\\n\\nFacebook lost daily users for the first time ever last quarter\\n\\nMeta\\u2019s stock price plunges 25 percent overnight\\n\\nGoogle parent company Alphabet broke $200 billion in annual revenue for the first time\\n\\nEpic largely lost to Apple, but 35 states are now backing its fight in a higher court\\n\\nSpotify CEO defends Joe Rogan deal in tense company town hall\\n\\nSpotify says it\\u2019s a creator company now\\n\\nHere is the Spotify COVID content policy that lets Joe Rogan slide\\n\\nSpotify finally responds to Joe Rogan controversy with a plan to label podcasts that discuss COVID-19\\n\\nJoe Rogan defends podcast and apologizes to Spotify for backlash\\n\\nThe Joe Rogan controversy is what happens when you put podcasts behind a wall\\xa0\\n\\nSony is buying Bungie, the developer of Destiny and original creator of Halo\\n\\nBig video game companies just can\\u2019t stop buying studios\\n\\nWordle has been bought by The New York Times, will \\u2018initially\\u2019 remain free for everyone to play\\n\\nPeloton\\u2019s latest gadget is a $90 heart rate monitor for your arm\\n\\nEchelon persuades USPTO that Peloton\\u2019s streaming tech is unpatentable\\n\\nAppeals court upholds California\\u2019s net neutrality law\\n\\nGoogle leaks Pixel 6A name in, of all things, a coloring book\\n\\nTesla has a new feature that will disable your seat controls if you keep messing with them\\n\\nPublic accountants are deducting themselves from their jobs\\xa0\\n\\nWhat\\u2019s the difference between 5G, 5G Plus, 5G UW, and 5G UC?\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"