Taylor Lorenz
Taylor Lorenz is an author and Washington Post columnist covering technology and online culture
The Back Room with Andy Ostroy · Produced by RFR and Andy Ostroy
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Taylor Lorenz is an author and Washington Post columnist covering technology and online culture. Before joining The Post, she was a technology reporter for the New York Times' business section. She was also previously a technology reporter at the Atlantic and the Daily Beast. Her first book Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet, will be released this October and is now available for pre-order.
Taylor brings her extensive expertise and keen insights into our in-depth conversation about the internet and social media and their impact on society, which is the subject of her book; Elon Musk, Twitter and the alt sites Post, Mastodon and Bluesky; the future of Facebook and Instagram; TikTok and the potential ban; the increasing appeal of LinkedIn; the concerns over AI and ChatGPT; and she also takes us back to her childhood, early influences and artistic background. It's a thoroughly entertaining and interesting chat!
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Produced by Andy Ostroy and Matty Rosenberg @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Associate producer Jennifer Hammoud Music by Andrew Hollander Design by Cricket Lengyel