Why are there so many Big Tech monopolies, and should anything be done to stop them? To find the answer, in part one of this three-part series, we tell the untold origin story of YouTube. Along the way, we speak to two of the founders of pioneering video hosting service Vimeo, Jake Lodwick & Josh Abramson – the team that changed the face of social media.

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The Virtual Organism (Part Two) airs Wednesday, February 18th, 2026.