{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Taking a Break from Meta- please join me in Boycotting all Meta platforms this week","description":"After learning about the Lights Out Meta campaign, a boycott on all Meta platforms from January 19th thru January 26th, 2025, it sounded like a good idea, and after reading about it more extensively, I think it's a necessary one. Here are the articles I quote from in this one-off boycott episode:  Meta's pivot to the right sparks boycotts and calls for a user exodus and-  Lights Out Meta: R.E.M.\u2019s Michael Stipe calls for Meta boycott to protest rise of US far-right&amp;nbsp; and-  Meta Boycott And TikTok Ban Could Signal Social Media's Transformation ","author_name":"The Conversation Art Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/theconversationpod.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34946515\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/221389\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/183665875"}