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But also, once it kind of got out how we caught D'Angelo, now I became the poster child of the person who violated everybody's privacy rights in the United States because of the use of this genetic genealogy.

So now I'm talking to the New York Times, talking to BuzzFeed, because they're now writing articles and going, is this... something we want here in the United States.

There's a lot of pressure on me because of that, in terms of I need to be able to convey what this genetic tool really is, or this genealogy tool really is.

People don't think, as many often do, that somehow law enforcement is just going in and grabbing genetic information from innocent people that are in these databases.

And I'm sorry, but so many of these made me shriek with laughter.

I think this is from BuzzFeed.

Okay.

Here's one.

E- every- everyone should be topless.

Um, you know what's su- such an indictment on me, you guys? This is really...

So all of this stuff, of this BuzzFeed stuff, it was they learn these things about their partner after moving in together.

I went in eyes wide open.

If any of your channels goes down tomorrow, you have no way to reach your audience.

Tyler Chow has spent 20 years as an entertainment attorney at Disney, Skydance, and BuzzFeed, and she was lead counsel on 18 feature films.

Now she represents some of the biggest channels on YouTube.

One thing I want to caution creators about is...

Famous author Saeed Jones exposed his own personal history with Benny Johnson, who now works for Turning Point USA.

I made out with Benny Johnson in an empty dressing room at BuzzFeed holiday party in 2013.

It haunts me to this day.

Anyway, it's funny that he's done literally everything but come out of the closet.

I'm not naming names, but I was just informed I wasn't even the only guy Benny made out with that night.

In a mysterious tweet, Benny Johnson claimed that he does not remember any of his past Saturday nights because he was blackout drunk.

But the BuzzFeed 2013 holiday party took place on a Tuesday.

Former conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair recently swung open Benny's closet doors.

And there has to be a reason to turn on everyone, but also to turn off people.

And I thought, I mean, I don't like them as much anymore, but BuzzFeed did a really good job of this back in the day on like Twitter, when they would just have like feeds of just so many different types of information.

And you just follow, I don't know, pop culture or true crime or whatever it would be that would mean that I knew what I was getting.

I don't, I think, I think the reason why, I mean, it's all down to budget really.

reason.

Yeah, and I completely agree with what you said there.

So the one interesting thing you mentioned about BuzzFeed there is that actually there's less risk attached to having a network of accounts because you can test A, B, C, D, E, F, G test ideas where if you see one format works there, then you might replicate it on the next page.

And also there's the opportunity to distribute your audience so you aren't relying on one channel.

Gotcha.

BuzzFeed had an article about, well, they interviewed dentists and they're like, here's things people don't do that they should be doing.

Okay.

Like, for example, brushing for the full two minutes.

Couple quick hits first, little headlines.

BuzzFeed putting together a list of things that used to be free.

But now cost money just makes you one.

A list like this makes you feel old and makes you really just go like, oh, my God, remember back when? You know, that's all these lists really are good at doing.

And ultimately, I worked at the millennial person factory.

I worked at BuzzFeed for several years.

It's like, I can't, the stink of millennial is just in my skin.

I can't scrub it out.