Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 363

Episode 363 has brain rot, stolen mobiles in China and streaming fraud!

Episode 363 has brain rot, stolen mobiles in China and streaming fraud!

Episode 363 kicks off with a discussion around moderation on the popular messaging service, Telegram. From there the team move to discuss how one person managed to siphon off over $10 million from the likes of Spotify and Apple using bots to stream music.

To wrap up the team discuss two stories, the first looking at how the Democrats in America are using “brain rot” videos, and the second looks at the seedy underworld of stolen mobile phones.

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