What does Donald Trump’s reinstatement on Facebook and Instagram mean for our politics and platforms? Then, Netflix in its post-Reed era.

Plus: How the Bored Ape Yacht Club went from being the Disney of Web3 to handing out sewer passes for their new video game.

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Additional reading:

Meta reinstated Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Trump looked to get out of a deal with his own social media site, Truth Social
The Jan. 8 riots in Brazil mirrored aspects of the U.S. Capitol Riots, including the use of tech platforms to organize rioters.
Donald Trump used Truth Social to attack former Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman.

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