Meta’s Approach to Sextortion Scams & Robinhood Goes Desktop 10/17/27

Squawk Pod

After years of catering to mobile traders, Robinhood is launching “Robinhood Legend,” a new platform for desktop traders. CEO and co-founder Vlad Tenev joins from the first-ever Hood Summit in Miami to discuss the new platform and explain why he’s working on a separate AI project called Harmonic. Next, Meta has rolled out a new Instagram campaign to educate teens about "sextortion" scams online. Meta’s VP & Global Head of Safety Antigone Davis discusses new safety features and the challenge of keeping Meta’s platforms safe for its youngest users. Plus, Uber has discussed a bid for travel booking company Expedia, Vice President Harris gave a contentious interview with Fox News, and Gen X is most likely to max out their credit cards.

Vlad Tenev - 19:30

Antigone Davis - 30:01

In this episode:

Vlad Tenev, @vladtenev

Antigone Davis, @DavisAntigone

Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick

Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk

Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin

Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie