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Welcome from the latest stop on my world tour. It was Doha and London last week, and now New York today. I’m here for two weeks so reach out if you fancy a scotch 🥃

What I’ve learned from meeting publishers and regulators on my travels is that Big Tech’s collapse is having global implications.

Whether you’re a broadsheet in Bahrain, a tabloid in Queens, or a politician in Westminster, it’s top of mind.

And it’s been a busy few days in both the Meta and Google antitrust trials. In this post, I’m focusing on Meta. And I’ll post separately on Google.

First, welcome to a flood of new subs. The past fortnight has seen the fastest growth in new sign ups since the newsletter began close to three years ago.

So hi to new faces from the flagship university in Wisconsin UW-Madison, Channel4 in the UK, Digiday in New York, prominent Canadian multimedia conglomerate Rogers, exec coaches The Transformation Agency in London, New York management consultants Knowledge Agency who count AmEx, KPMG, PwC, the US Navy and Sony as clients, among others.

And, a very VERY senior exec in the management team at $126 billion media giant Comcast, which includes NBC TV, Universal Pictures, Dreamworks, MSNBC, CNBC, Peacock, Sky TV, Sky News and more. Welcome all.

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And, join me and superstar designers Canva and Flourish for a free three-hour session to explore the future of visual storytelling in New York next week.

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Right, let’s go Meta…