Recode Decode: Sarah Frier

Episode • Apr 13, 2020 • 54m

Bloomberg technology reporter Sarah Frier talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about her new book, No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram. Frier discusses how co-founders Mike Systrom and Danny Krieger met, why they sold Instagram to Facebook and not Twitter, and why Systrom and Krieger left in 2018. She also talks about how they and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg clashed over growth and power, how Instagram changes us psychologically, and the looming "reckoning" it faces as TikTok becomes more popular. Plus: How do current and former Instagram employees feel about the company's shift towards becoming a commerce platform?

Featuring:

Sarah Frier (@sarahfrier), author, No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram

Host:

Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large

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