Episode 150

$AMZN considers dropping “Basics”, FCC Commissioner Carr on banning TikTok + more | E1509

Jul 16, 20221:23:12Watch on YouTube

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0:00 Jason and Molly tee up today’s show

2:26 WSJ spoke to anonymous sources who told them Amazon is talking about exiting the private-label business entirely

14:09 Vanta - Get $1,000 off automating your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist

15:23 Jason speaks with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr about potentially banning TikTok in the US

21:56 Prometheus - Go to Prometheusalts.com or download it on the App Store and use the access code TWIST to sign up!

24:14 Reciprocity with a potential TikTok ban

31:55 UserTesting - Get real human insights from customers, try for free today at https://usertesting.com/twist

33:06 Should the military ban on TikTok mean it should be banned by Google and Apple?

44:40 Concerns over DJI drones

56:17 Producer Rachel tees up this week’s OK Boomer segment

1:01:10 OKB: Producer Rachel speaks with Eric Button, co-founder of Contrast

1:20:42 Outro + Plugs

Check out BuzzFeed's report on TikTok: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emilybakerwhite/tiktok-tapes-us-user-data-china-bytedance-access

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