Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @kevinroose: In the time I've been reporting on crypto, web3, etc. I haven't found that many successful projects that are "useful" for s… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @TweetBenMax: Adams appears at times, including here, frustrated that the news media is focused on his habits & truthfulness. Read late… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@petersterne It’s the employees who have been the most consistent critics. But this is also very much written with a public audience in mind. They need artists on their side/at least not against them. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

PS it would be useful to hear what the band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks think about all this. https://t.co/JLlQoQbFoz — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

So: If a *lot* of people - not just people on Twitter - want to change things, they can. Same for a much smaller number of artists with huge reach. Unless that happens, this is likely to be where we are at. At least until the end of Rogan’s current Spotify deal. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

On the other hand: Unlike Twitter, FB, YouTube, etc, you can absolutely leave Spotify and get the exact same experience many other places. And very low switching costs to go to Apple, Amazon etc. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Other differences: Spotify and the biggest music stars and biggest music labels are symbiotic/co-dependent/détente partners/pick your metaphor. They’d all rather this goes away. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

As many have pointed out, this incident echoes one we’ve seen on many other social media platforms. As I and many others have pointed out, it’s quite different: This isn’t Spotify anguishing over something someone uploaded to Spotify: It’s about something they bought. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

To sum up: We are nearly two weeks into Rogangate (2022 version) and only a handful of musicians and podcasters have left the platform. Unless that changes - or a meaningful number of people leave Spotify - this will be the status quo. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@austin_rief Apples to tomatoes: YouTube’s content budget is ~ 50% of its ad revenue. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@brooke @qhardy News Radio was awesome. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

This line of argument is bizzare but has caught on with people who don’t want you to think very hard about this. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Apologies missed a section: this appears after “squares with our values” https://t.co/LpFz0RK9PA — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

https://t.co/1YX5k6E9pU — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

https://t.co/nKx6qjMX5W — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

https://t.co/VNVgEbxBST — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Full text of Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s note to staff: https://t.co/3FHlmzV3UW — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

“Looking at the issue more broadly, it’s critical thinking and open debate that powers real and necessary progress. “ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

“And I want to make one point very clear – I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer. We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope.” — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Ek: “While I strongly condemn what Joe has said and I agree with his decision to remove past episodes from our platform, I realize some will want more.” — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

New: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek addresses newest Rogan controversy in email to staff. Upshot: Rogan is staying. Says Rogan took down old episodes where he used n-word after talking to Spotify; Ek continues to insist Spotify is not a publisher. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

By the way! CNN+ will have some excellent programming that you will enjoy. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

CNN+ was always going to be a tough sell for TV watchers. https://t.co/ntGZsmhS7q Apparently its owners-to-be aren’t bought in, either. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Hahah Krugman autocorrect to Krishnan means… something. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@akruglov @GreatDismal If your point is that tech-savvy people were the first to use the internet in the mid-90s, sure. But that’s not my point. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@akruglov Yup. And I read @GreatDismal in high school (and saw Tron when I was even younger) so “the internet” was something I could grok easily. But, again: A normal person could use the internet in the mid-90s and get immediate benefit. Not analogous to today. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@akruglov Sure. I went to work at Forbes in 1997 and the only way to get on the internet then was to go to a computer in the library (!). But it was easy to understand why and how you could use the internet at the time, and what it could be eventually. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

But, again: In Web 1.0 it was easy to understand how the internet could be useful, in general, even if you weren’t sure about specifics. After you take away speculation and collecting, Web3’s upside remains hazy to me. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Yup. I keep thinking that I don’t want to be Paul Krishnan dismissing the internet as less useful than a fax machine. https://t.co/dpzu6W21Du — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

But the bigger point BuzzFeed points out is quite worth discussing: A big selling point for Web3 boosters is the putative anonynmity the blockchain offers. But some people will be hesistant about trading/buying/doing biz with people they don’t know. — PolitiTweet.org