Digiday+ Deep Dive podcast: Platforms will prevail in the aftermath of GDPR

The Digiday+ Deep Dive is a new podcast available exclusively to Digiday+ members. Digiday editors will discuss the week’s biggest stories, and offer a glimpse into what’s being talked about in the newsroom.

This week, Digiday’s Lucia Moses joins editor-in-chief Brian Morrissey to discuss the dreaded GDPR day, Google’s last-minute approach to the regulation and why it will ultimately play into the hands of platforms.

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