How social media works - and doesn’t — during the pandemic Recode Media with Peter Kafka

Stratechery’s Ben Thompson, Lightshed’s Rich Greenfield, and Crisis Text Line’s Bob Filbin join Recode’s Peter Kafka to talk about the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. Thompson talks about the pros and cons of social media in a crisis - and what it’s like to live in Taiwan, where he’s based; Greenfield discusses Hollywood’s move to let us watch new movies at home instead of theaters; and Libin explains what we can do to help people in crisis.

Featuring: Ben Thompson (@benthompson), founder of Stratechery
Rich Greenfield (@RichLightShed), analyst and partner at Lightshed
Bob Filbin (@bobfilbin), Chief Data Scientist at Crisis Text Line
Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode
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