About this episode
Taylor Lorenz discusses social media regulation and meme culture in a bonus interview episode.
On this bonus interview episode, Matt and Marianna are joined in the studio by leading social media journalist Taylor Lorenz. They discuss the evolution of meme culture, Clavicular's enduring virality, and why Elon Musk briefly kicked her off X. Plus, as the list of countries seeking stricter regulation of social media grows, why is Taylor so resistant to the legislation being proposed in the UK and US, and what are the alternatives? Top Comment is hosted by Marianna Spring and Matt Shea. The series producer is Laurie Kalus. The social producer is Sophie Millward. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The editor is Justine Lang. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. If you want to get in touch about something that's popped up on your feed, our email address is topcomment@bbc.co.uk or you can send us a WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.
People in this episode
Hosts: Matt Shea, Marianna Spring
Guest: Taylor Lorenz
Topics covered
- social media
- meme culture
- regulation
- journalism
- Elon Musk
Keywords
- social media
- meme culture
- Taylor Lorenz
- Elon Musk
- regulation
- UK
- US
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC, Clavicular
Places: UK, US
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