Show notes
Moment CEO Tim Kendall joins Alex Moazed to discuss a plethora of topics concerning social media platforms, online censorship, matchmaking algorithms, and the impact digitization has had on social well-being. Tim architected early monetization strategies for Facebook and Pinterest as Facebook’s first Director of Monetization and President of Pinterest. Tim currently serves as CEO of Moment, which has helped over 8 million people build healthier relationships with their phones and is fighting to reimagine the tech industry as one built for its users. Additionally, Kendall serves as a board member of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. Download the Moment app here: https://app.inthemoment.io/ House Committee on Energy and Commerce Testimony of Tim Kendall: https://energycommerce.house.gov/sites/democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/files/documents/09.24.20%20CPC%20Witness%20Testimony_Kendall.pdf Originally Aired: 11/09/20 #SocialHealth #SocialMediaAddiction #FacebookInsider00:00 - Subscribe for Tech & Business News Daily 01:08 - Algorithms Want Users to Spend the Maximum Amount of Time 03:55 - An Attention Extractive Based Business Model 08:36 - Realization That Something Was Wrong 09:44 - Digital Behaviors Mimicking Qualities of Addictive Substances 11:43 - How Moment App Helps Develop Awareness 14:28 - Never Been More Connected and Lonely 15:17 - The Importance of Social Well Being 20:13 - Matchmaking vs. Censorship 22:10 - Do Social Algorithms Reward "Fake News"? 26:06 - What Happens to Startups in Survival Mode 29:44 - Facebook's Market Dominance 32:39 - Fixing the Social Dilemma 37:35 - Can Matchmaking Be Externalized? 40:05 - Even Netflix is Guilty 41:48 - Importance of Transparency 44:22 - Platforms Don't Want to be Arbiter of Truth 50:06 - Tech Platforms Protecting Political Speech 54:01 - Do You Allow Your Kids to Use Facebook? 56:24 - Future of Social Platforms for ChildrenThanks for listening to Winner Take All. Please subscribe to our channel here: https://t.co/g9MxHZWGYv?amp=1
