Trump Mobile, WhatsApp Ads, and Bezos Wedding Protests

Pivot

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News Commentary, News, Technology, Tech News

4.3 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Kara and Scott have a live audience at the Adweek House in Cannes this week. They discuss the Bezos wedding protests in Venice, French President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to ban social media for children under 15, and Meta adding ads to WhatsApp. Plus, chatbots are killing news publishers, and Trump is getting into the phone business. Then, audience questions! Kara and Scott are with a live audience at the Adweek House in Cannes. Watch this episode on the ⁠⁠Pivot YouTube channel⁠⁠. Follow us on Instagram and Threads at ⁠⁠@pivotpodcastofficial⁠⁠. Follow us on Bluesky at ⁠⁠@pivotpod.bsky.social⁠⁠. Follow us on TikTok at ⁠⁠@pivotpodcast⁠⁠. Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or at ⁠⁠nymag.com/pivot⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:14.1	Hi, everyone. This is Pivot from New York Magazine in the Vox Media Podcast Network. I'm Kara Swisher.
1:19.5	And I'm Scott Galloway. Well, welcome live from our podcast in France and cons from open.
1:25.8	And Cannes. Con.
1:29.3	Kara Swisher, it's Cannes. I realize you took French for the eighth time in the 11th grade, but it's canned.
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