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Twitter's Circles of Mystery - DTNS 4344

Season 8, Ep. 4344

Twitter is rolling out the Circle, a “close friends” feature, to all users. We take a look at a new Chinese social media app Soul. And California’s legislature passes sweeping new regulations on the way sites operate for minors called California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, aka AB 2273.


Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Allison Sheridan, Roger Chang, Joe.


Link to the Show Notes.

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