The biggest challenges facing Facebook and Twitter
By Bloomberg
24 February 2018 |
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Om Malik, True Ventures partner, and Bloomberg's Selina Wang discuss the big challenges facing social media companies with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."
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