You’re keeping an online diary, and you hardly noticed.
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about whether a 1988 video privacy law applies to the digital world in 2026.
The outcome could affect companies that share viewers’ video-watching histories with advertising platforms without their consent.
The hearing comes on the heels of a Wall Street Journal report exploring Warren Buffett’s YouTube habits.
In fairness, that was a bit of a playful look. But while the court considers who gets to share our viewing histories, let’s look at what Buffett’s friends have already shared about his.
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What does the Oracle of Omaha find himself scrolling? The Journal’s list, which is based on conversations with his friends about clips he’s shared or described, seems like a late-nonagenarian version of brain rot.
Among the specifics:
- Clips of the actress Glenn Close. No further explanation, but Buffett and Close are apparently — well, I don’t know if they’re “close,” but they have been friends for a number of years.
- TV commercials from the 1950s, and videos of Paul Anka.
- O’zbekiston Got Talent, which is Uzbekistan’s version of the show, and clips of Bill Murray movies. Lost in Translation was called out by name.
It’s part of his evening routine: sitting in a recliner in the same house he bought in Omaha in 1958, and watching YouTube clips and shorts “on an enormous television.” He’s also a fan of TCM movies.