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Sep 17, 2026
Patrick BoyleHOST
The FTC's claim in the case is that network effects create insurmountable barriers to entry, but The Economist points out that the last few years have seen a rush of new successful social media startups.
Patrick BoyleHOST
Some have fizzled like Clubhouse and BeReal, others remain small like Blue Sky and Truth Social, but the arrival of TikTok made a mockery of the idea that the market was closed to new entrants.
Patrick BoyleHOST
They point out that partially because of TikTok, social media apps now revolve around short-form video.
Patrick BoyleHOST
which has put Meta's Instagram and Facebook in competition with YouTube Shorts and Twitter, who are all pursuing the same short-form video audience that TikTok drew in.
Gary VaynerchukGUEST
The answer is the verdict's still out, but when I think about the things that people have asked me about in the last several years, uh, Dustin is filming in the background right now.
Gary VaynerchukGUEST
You remember, I was really on it with BeReal.
Gary VaynerchukGUEST
People are like, "BeReal's next." I'm like, "Mm, I think it's gonna be a feature." Right? Like, I don't s- Like, now BeReal could have built on top of it.
Gary VaynerchukGUEST
Snap did.
Gary VaynerchukGUEST
Snap early could have been a feature, and then they built more things into it, and then obviously their killer feature Stories became foundational to every platform.
NickHOST
Um, I need to write a fantasy article before stream tonight, and I need to, uh, go and help a friend out, and I get bread.
NickHOST
Uh, she made some sourdough bread last night, and it appeared on BeReal.
NickHOST
Kind of, I, I'm back on BeReal, but only, like, a very select group of my friends are.
NickHOST
It's fun.
NickHOST
It's a good time.
ConnorHOST
The headliner.
NickHOST
For sure.
ConnorHOST
Um, on BeReal, I, when you were just talking about that, um, because you're the only person who I know who h- has used that app.
AllyHOST
Because one person is like, "I bet I can draw a good picture."
KleinHOST
If someone were to send you a request on the BeReal app, what did you have exactly two minutes to do back? Gen X.
KleinHOST
Yes, Gen X.
KleinHOST
Send a picture.
KleinHOST
You should get this.
AllyHOST
Your location?
KleinHOST
No. BeReal was the app where you had to show them exactly what you look like in the moment.
KleinHOST
So it had to be an unfiltered-
Akash PasrichaHOST
To help us assess whether or not they'll help address the issues at hand, I want to bring on Ben Moore, U.S.
Akash PasrichaHOST
Managing Director at BeReal.
Akash PasrichaHOST
Ben, welcome to the show.
Akash PasrichaHOST
It's great to have you here.
Akash PasrichaHOST
Thanks for having me.
Akash PasrichaHOST
So we'll talk about BeReal in a minute here, because it's a platform we haven't actually talked about on the show, but I want to get your reaction to the Meta settlement last week.
Akash PasrichaHOST
What was your thoughts on it?
Ben MooreGUEST
Not really a big surprise, to be honest.