For our Wednesday show this week, Natasha and Alex and Danny had colleague Amanda Silberling on the show to help us parse through OnlyFans' precedent-setting move to ban sexually-explicit content on its service. The decision was a bolt from the blue for many of its creators, a great portion of whom created and monetized adult videos and images through the su ... Show More
Nov 15
Introducing TechCrunch's new podcast: Build Mode
TechCrunch has new podcast! Build Mode brings you candid startup wisdom from the people who build, break, and build again. Build Mode is hosted by our very own Startup Battlefield Editor, Isabelle Johannessen who is joined by founders, investors, and operators to dig into the unc ... Show More
46m 54s
Sep 2021
OnlyFans flip flops on porn
Why did one of the world's best-known porn provider platforms, OnlyFans, decide to ban porn? The controversial site has become a global phenomenon over the last five years, but its decision to outlaw adult content got everyone talking. It appeared to bow to pressure from financia ... Show More
17m 29s
Apr 2024
Slate Money: Why America’s Internet Sucks
This week, Slate Money hacks the mainframe! Washington Post tech writer Shira Ovide joins Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers to discuss what’s wrong with America’s internet industry, how YouTube became the media empire no one talks about, and the promise and peril of ... Show More
54m 27s
Apr 2021
On Monetizing Community with Patreon Cofounder Sam Yam
<p>It's clear from the growth of Patreon, Substack, TikTok, Clubhouse and many more that the power of the <a href="https://a16z.com/tag/creator-economies/">Creator Economy</a> continues to build. These platforms share one thing in common: They all enable independent creators to m ... Show More
26m 14s
Oct 2023
Tech Bros Laid the Foundation, But Women Built Social Media
The story of social media has usually been told from the perspective of tech bros, set to a soundtrack by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz argues in her new book, Extremely Online, that the real protagonists of the story are actually the user ... Show More
38m 34s