Steven

Is there an issue that if you're geographically based in Los Angeles or California, then your content moderation perspective is going to be very left-leaning versus if you're based in a red state? and that might not be representative of the world, or do you just not care? Do you just think, well, these are our values as a company, so...

Why do you think Meta have rolled back their moderation policies?

Why do you think Meta have rolled back their moderation policies?

If you don't moderate content, does engagement go up?

If you don't moderate content, does engagement go up?

How are you feeling about the social media landscape? It's changed so much in the last six months. It's just, not even six months, I'd say 12 months since I think Elon bought Twitter, now called X. It's almost like this domino effect has happened in terms of content moderation, in terms of the types of voices on social media, in terms of this big movement around censorship and free speech.

How are you feeling about the social media landscape? It's changed so much in the last six months. It's just, not even six months, I'd say 12 months since I think Elon bought Twitter, now called X. It's almost like this domino effect has happened in terms of content moderation, in terms of the types of voices on social media, in terms of this big movement around censorship and free speech.

There's also been this splintering of social media where lots of people are now like leaving certain platforms and going to blue sky and threads. And, you know, Rumble was the only sort of big right-leaning platform just a couple of years ago. And now, I don't know, it seems like it's all changing before our eyes.

There's also been this splintering of social media where lots of people are now like leaving certain platforms and going to blue sky and threads. And, you know, Rumble was the only sort of big right-leaning platform just a couple of years ago. And now, I don't know, it seems like it's all changing before our eyes.

Are you optimistic? about the next four years in America? I'm incredibly optimistic about our country.

Are you optimistic? about the next four years in America? I'm incredibly optimistic about our country.

Your oldest child is 14, you said. He's at that age now where he's going to be getting increasing pressures to join social media. Are you going to let him join Instagram?

Your oldest child is 14, you said. He's at that age now where he's going to be getting increasing pressures to join social media. Are you going to let him join Instagram?

There's so much conversation at the moment around the impact that social media has on kids, anxiety, all of the sort of toxic things around comparison and – becoming more isolated. Have you developed an agreement with your wife, with your kids, with your family about social media usage going forward?

There's so much conversation at the moment around the impact that social media has on kids, anxiety, all of the sort of toxic things around comparison and – becoming more isolated. Have you developed an agreement with your wife, with your kids, with your family about social media usage going forward?

Even if Finn says, I want to watch, I want TikTok dad. That might be a bridge too far. Because TikTok's like, I don't even use TikTok myself personally because it's, from what I hear, it's like crack cocaine for people. They're just on there for like three or four hours a day scrolling mindlessly. If Finn came home and said, I want to use TikTok, Dad, you'd say no?

Even if Finn says, I want to watch, I want TikTok dad. That might be a bridge too far. Because TikTok's like, I don't even use TikTok myself personally because it's, from what I hear, it's like crack cocaine for people. They're just on there for like three or four hours a day scrolling mindlessly. If Finn came home and said, I want to use TikTok, Dad, you'd say no?

TikTok was going to be banned and then Trump swooped in and seemed to save the day. Is that a good thing? As a CEO of Snapchat, was part of you hoping that it was banned because then maybe more people would come over and use Snap? Did you think about that?

TikTok was going to be banned and then Trump swooped in and seemed to save the day. Is that a good thing? As a CEO of Snapchat, was part of you hoping that it was banned because then maybe more people would come over and use Snap? Did you think about that?

It sounds like Trump wants to buy it. which was a very interesting suggestion. And it's worrying because it sets a bit of a precedence that potentially an app like Snapchat, the UK might decide, listen, we don't know if we can trust you because you're an American. So we want to buy the UK version in order for you to have Snapchat be in the UK. That could set a worrying precedence around the world.