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    #354: Not the Bad Art Friend

    October 7th, 2021 · 56 minutes

    Bri and Christina take on Facebook Whistleblowers, Twitch hacks and the ultimate media disaster, OzyMedia

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    Links and Show Notes

    Gamergate Series In The Works From Mind Riot & Brianna Wu – Deadline
    The Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen, Says She Wants to Fix the Company, Not Harm It - WSJ
    The Facebook Files - WSJ
    4 takeaways from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen's testimony : NPR
    Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen details company's misleading efforts on 60 Minutes - CBS News
    Facebook explains the backbone shutdown behind its massive outage - The Verge
    Twitch Hack Reveals How Much Revenue the Platform’s Biggest Streamers Make - WSJ
    October 2021 Twitch source code, earnings hack explained - Polygon
    Goldman Sachs, Ozy Media and a $40 Million Conference Call Gone Wrong - The New York Times
    Katty Kay Resigns From Ozy Media Following NYT Report - The New York Times
    Ozy Media’s chairman resigns as company faces questions. - The New York Times
    Ozy Built a TV Show on a False Claim, Says Its Former Producer - The New York Times
    What Investors Saw in Ozy Media - The New York Times
    Ozy Media's Carlos Watson Says It Is ‘Going to Open for Business' - The New York Times
    Ozy Media is accused in a lawsuit of ‘fraudulent conduct.’ - The New York Times
    Carlos Watson Discusses Ozy Media's Re-Launch, Internal Scandals, New Opportunities + More - YouTube
    How Ozy Fest Was About To Become The Next Fyre Festival — Until A Heat Wave (And Insurance Claim) Bailed Them Out
    Sharon Osbourne says Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson lied about investment