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Nov 2021
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Fighting for MySpace | Millions of Email...

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Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson had no intention of starting a tech revolution. But when their website, MySpace, took off in 2003, it changed social media and the internet forever. As MySpace grows into one of the biggest sites in the world and attracts media giants like Rupert Murdoch, Chris and Tom will have to fight to keep control of their own creation.

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