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EP. 153 — Social Schemin’ Platform w/ Sydnee Washington
What’s Poppin’ con-gregation? This week, Sydnee Washington joins the show to discuss how the social media platform Triller launched a series of partnerships to support Black creators only to come up short on paying the content creators. Plus, a French physicist apologizes for passing off a piece of sausage as a star. Stay Schemin’!
Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/01/triller-app-black-creators-pay/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/16/timbaland-triller-verzuz-lawsuit/
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