Newcomer Pod Katie Jacobs Stanton on Elon, Trump & Why Silicon Valley Won’t Speak Up
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Apr 27, 2026 
Katie Jacobs Stanton, former Twitter exec, Obama White House alum, and founder of Moxxie Ventures, joins to unpack Silicon Valley's silence and shifting power. She discusses changes at Twitter/X, why new social platforms have not replaced it, the AI cycle’s dot-com parallels, tech’s political reticence around ICE, and investing in health, energy, and AI tools.
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Twitter Is Still Central But Algorithmically Transformed
- Twitter remains essential for breaking news and public discourse despite product and algorithm shifts under new ownership.
- Katie Jacobs Stanton says algorithms now amplify different, often more right-leaning voices while Twitter still delivers authenticity and distribution.
Move Addictive Apps Off Your Home Screen
- Reduce friction to break social media habit by moving apps off your main screens and limiting use.
- Katie Jacobs Stanton moved Twitter off her home screen and digs for it to reduce compulsive checking.
Another Social Network Won't Fix Youth Anxiety
- New social networks may be inevitable but could worsen screen addiction and youth anxiety.
- Stanton argues building another social product without addressing mental-health harms risks deepening an already anxious generation.