Revolution.Social

At VidCon 2026, journalist Taylor Lorenz, sat down with Rabble and creator, Reggie COUZ, to discuss social media’s bad reputation and explore whether it’s possible for social media to actually be good for you. In their chat, they make a case for a different path forward not just for creators, but for anyone who spends time on the internet. Reggie shares the disorienting experience of having his content flagged with no explanation and with no recourse, which Rabble points out is because the social media giants have consolidated all of the power to just a few key players. The conversation covers what podcasting got right,, the difference between using AI as a creative tool and AI slop, and why providing people with ownership of their audiences, and content, is crucial to building a better internet.Show notes:Taylor Lorenz YouTube channel: ‪@TaylorLorenz‬ ‪Reggie COUZ YouTube channel: @ReggieCOUZOfficial‬Follow Rabble on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rabble.nzFollow the podcast: https://episodes.fm/1824528874Our executive producer is Alice Chan from Flock Marketing.To learn more about Rabble’s social media bill of rights, and sign up for our newsletter, visit https://revolution.social/

The tables have turned! In this episode, CEO of VidCon Jim Louderback asks Rabble about his time as Twitter’s first employee, the chaotic rise of social media, and what the future of a decentralized social media world can look like. Rabble talks about what he learned and how he's using those learnings to revive Vine in a way where creators keep ownership of their content, their audience, and their income. He talks about Twitter's early days, why podcasting never fell into the same trap as the rest of internet media, and what Divine is doing to give creators the control they lost.Show notes:Jim Louderback on Twitter: https://x.com/jlouderbFollow Rabble on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rabble.nzFollow the podcast: https://episodes.fm/1824528874Our executive producer is Alice Chan from Flock Marketing.To learn more about Rabble’s social media bill of rights, and sign up for our newsletter, visit https://revolution.social/

What happens when the person who once architected one of social media’s biggest platforms decides it needs to be entirely re-thought?From day one Blaine Cook helped build Twitter creating the @ mention, OAuth, and numerous technologies that still quietly power the internet. Disillusioned by what social media has become, he stepped back to rethink it entirely. In this episode, he chats with Rabble about Twitter's early chaos, the decisions that shaped it, and why he refuses to accept that these platforms can't be changed. Today he’s building a better approach to online community called Roundabout, Blaine explains why he's betting on people to get this right.Show notes:Blaine Cook on Twitter: @blaineBlaine Cook on Bluesky: @blaine.bsky.socialBlaine Cook on Mastodon: @[email protected] app: https://joinroundabout.com/New_ Public foundation: https://newpublic.org/Follow Rabble on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rabble.nzFollow the podcast: https://episodes.fm/1824528874Our executive producer is Alice Chan from Flock Marketing.To learn more about Rabble’s social media bill of rights, and sign up for our newsletter, visit https://revolution.social/

From sitting next to Bezos to fighting from outside The Washington Post, Karen Attiah refuses to give up.Karen Attiah went from a grad student cheering on the Arab Spring to The Washington Post’s Global Opinions editor who hired Jamal Khashoggi. When she was fired over benign comments about Charlie Kirk she took to the internet and continued to use her knowledge of technology to speak truth to power. In this episode, she chats with Rabble about how social media brought her to journalism, institutional power, the rise of authoritarianism, and how we could all use a little more fun in our lives. Now teaching, writing, and tweeting on multiple social media platforms of her own, Karen explains why it’s important to keep fighting.Show notes:Karen’s Twitter: @KarenAttiahResistance Summer School: https://www.resistancestudiesseries.com/The Golden Hour Substack: https://karenattiah.substack.com/Follow Rabble on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rabble.nzFollow the podcast: https://episodes.fm/1824528874This episode was executive produced by Alice Chan from Flock Marketing.To learn more about Rabble’s social media bill of rights, and sign up for our newsletter, visit https://revolution.social/

What happens when you take Larry King’s studio, a crack production team, improv comedy, internet chaos, and the earliest generation of Vine creators?You got Behind The Vine.Eric Artell, the former host of Behind the Vine, joins Rabble for a deep dive into the golden age of Vine, the birth of creator culture, and the internet before every platform became an engagement machine. From interviewing rising Vine stars to witnessing the mental health realities behind online fame, Eric shares stories from one of social media’s weirdest and most influential eras.But most importantly: will we perhaps get a “Behind Divine” sequel? In this episode: 07:39 How “Behind The Vine” captured a generation of creators before influencers became an industry15:35 Why authenticity still beats polished content, even in an algorithm-driven internet23:39 What happened to Vine stars after the app disappeared, and how internet fame changed their lives31:55 Can Divine bring back the creativity and community that made Vine special?33:58 Why audiences connect more deeply with creators who feel human instead of optimized35:47 The missing ingredient in today’s content economy: genuine human connection40:40 The mental health realities creators face behind the pressure of constant visibility46:11 Why social media platforms need stronger protections and healthier spaces for younger users51:34 How Vine went from internet phenomenon to shutdown cautionary tale almost overnight56:29 The future of content creation, creator ownership, and building platforms beyond the algorithmEric’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericartell/Behind The Vine on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCauu8QfE8Z4uvkTS2l9vNw NerdHQ helps provide therapy for those who can’t afford it: https://nerdhq.org/ 80-year Harvard mental health study showing that community leads to happier lives: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/Learn more about Divine: https://about.divine.video/ And download Divine in the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/divine-video/id6747959501or Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.openvine.app