i spotify keeps all of that money, i and that will very much be behind the business decision here. exclusive podcasts are lucrative, they draw in subscribers and advertisers. but spotify has taken a hit with thisjoe rogan controversy. shares slumped before recovering slightly after the company projected lower profit margins, and the head of spotify has addressed what s happened in a call to investors. it is a balance, but if you shift from music streaming to content creation, that comes with new responsibilities. spotify s daniel ek has made his position on content clear, writing. but every content company takes positions on what it will and won t publish. that s not censorship,
cyberhygiene. apply your security patches. back up your systems. the reason it s so important to apply security patches is because security researchers have identified vulnerabilities, basically identified in your house let s say an open window, unlocked door and basically saying a private patch is closing up the avenues where the attacker can get in. also if you back up your systems if you get hit with the ransomware attack very likely you can reconstitute the network without paying the ransom. i don t believe in paying the ransom. but in some cases i understand businesses have had to make the business decision. is it more costly to reconstitute the network and start from scratch and pay the ransom? unfortunately some businesses had to make the decision to pay the ransom. we know that the paying of the ransom promotes more of the ransomware hacks. before we let you go we know that fbi director christopher wray singled out the russians. and talked about specifically allowing the hack
mostly people of color, mostly male, are facing abuse by many law enforcement agencies around this country and in a way ha has led to death that has led to, you know, hideous examples. so both gene and matthew brought up the business decision here. this is where it s sort of awkward. this is african americans in the nfl, nearly 70% of all players are after cab american. just 7 of 32 head coaches are african american. there s not a single owner who s african american. at the same time it s my understand theg did do a pofl their fans and their white fan base is obviously much larger than their fan base of color. that s right. but then that creates racial toxic tension here. it seems to be a no-win situation for the nfl. for the nfl or for the players. that they re trying to make a business decision here. that s right. it is, though, and i think matthew got it correctly. this wasn t an issue until trump made it an issue. i don t think americans were
i mean, this idea that there would be even an alert for digital consumption. that s what you re talking about. exactly. and some people won t want any of them. and some people will. how do you negotiate the business decision and also the ethical obligation? give the tools to the people who want them. yes, maybe they re going to spend less time, but maybe these people are going to be healthy and live longer so they ll buy more devices for an extra ten years. until we have these controls, there are things we can do as an individual. would you put a bottle of alcohol next to your kid s bed? no, no, i wouldn t. i wouldn t tony. if you leave them with devices all night long in their bedroom, isn t that almost the same? but the difference is, as we didn t realize that our smartphone was the equivalent of a bottle of alcohol. correct. but there are simple things we can do. don t allow screens at the table when you re eating. it is too late to put the genie back this the bottle
the business decision of what you gonna spend money on. it s an important point about the economy. when you have major corporations who have seen a steady, dramatic increase in their profit and you continue to see that in wages. there has to be a much broader conversation about what it actually means to have that cushion. at the end of the day. i think there are so many different angles. what interest me is that it s one of those areas where the left and the right populace. it s this idea,. [inaudible]