"There’s a mass audience who cannot wait to emerge from their homes, creating immense opportunities for OOH to re-establish itself as a medium," an analyst told me. (thedrum.com/opinion/2021/0…)

On Friday night, many bars and pubs in Tel Aviv were overflowing with waiting lines. Many restaurants have stopped doing deliveries via food apps partially or completely. Everyone wants to eat inside, and restaurants do not want to pay them a large cut.

If the same happens elsewhere, the values of food delivery app companies have probably peaked.

The Russian government is using social media to influence elections and destabilize countries in the West. The UK's new #RussiaReport makes it even more clear. A thread.

For the big picture, see my prior column in @TheDrum. thedrum.com/opinion/2018/0… A speech of mine in England last year: "After Parliament’s landmark report on foreign interference through social media, after @DamianCollins called Facebook “digital gangsters,” why is that not the top story in every single newspaper and news broadcast? samueljscott.com/2019/02/26/is-…

This is an unsealed criminal complaint directly from the US DOJ on Russian attempts to wreak havoc inside the US over social media. It might be the most important thing you'll read for a long time. Thread with highlights. justice.gov/opa/press-rele…