This is why the internet is so annoying right now
You know how it goes. You click on an article, but you can’t read it without tussling with a series of pop-ups, banners and prompts. “Yes, I accept cookies.” “No, I don’t want your newsletter.” “Sure, I’ll turn off my ad blocker.” “Whoops, I hit the paywall.” It’s not ideal. One of our listeners wants to know what happens if we don’t click “OK,” and the answer leads us to revisit our old friend, the General Data Protection Regulation. Plus, we answer more of your questions about cryptocurrency and coffee beer.
Here’s everything we talked about on the show today:
- “Colonial Pipeline CEO Tells Why He Paid Hackers a $4.4 Million Ransom” from The Wall Street Journal
- This episode of Chris Hayes’ MSNBC podcast, “Why Is This Happening?” which was all about cryptocurrency
- “Where can I spend Bitcoin?” from Coinbase
- “Elon Musk tweets ‘diamond hands’ emoji amid bitcoin drop, implying Tesla won’t sell” from CNBC
- Our episode about Bitcoin from last month
- “The EU doesn’t trust its citizens’ data in the hands of the U.S.” from “Marketplace Tech”
- “The 27 Essential Coffee Beers, Ranked” from Thrillist
- “Why the intersection of coffee and beer has become a dominant force in craft brewing” from The Chicago Tribune
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