
$AMZN considers dropping "Basics", FCC Commissioner Carr on banning TikTok + more | E1509
About this episode
Today, we cover the WSJ reporting on Amazon thinking of exiting the private-label business entirely (2:26). Then, Jason talks to FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr about banning TikTok in the US (15:23). And of course, we wrap with another episode of OK Boomer from Producer Rachel (56:17).
Check out BuzzFeed's report on TikTok: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emilybakerwhite/tiktok-tapes-us-user-data-china-bytedance-access
(0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today's show
(2:26) WSJ spoke to anonymous sources who told them Amazon is talking about exiting the private-label business entirely
(14:09) Vanta - Get $1,000 off automating your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist
(15:23) Jason speaks with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr about potentially banning TikTok in the US
(21:56) Prometheus - Go to Prometheusalts.com or download it on the App Store and use the access code TWIST to sign up!
(24:14) Reciprocity with a potential TikTok ban
(31:55) UserTesting - Get real human insights from customers, try for free today at https://usertesting.com/twist
(33:06) Should the military ban on TikTok mean it should be banned by Google and Apple?
(44:40) Concerns over DJI drones
(56:17) Producer Rachel tees up this week's OK Boomer segment
(1:01:10) OKB: Producer Rachel speaks with Eric Button, co-founder of Contrast
(1:20:42) Outro + Plugs
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