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Why TikTok's future has never been so cloudy
ByteDance thought it had a deal with the government in August. Then came the bans — and a spying scandal
Casey Newton
Founder and editor of Platformer, a publication about the intersection of tech and democracy. Prior to founding Platformer in October 2020, Newton was the longtime Silicon Valley editor of The Verge.
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13 predictions for platforms in 2023
Twitter! ChatGPT! Content moderation! And more
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Twitter’s risky plan to save its ads business
Agree to personalize your ads — or else
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How Elon botched his war on bots
PLUS: Why it's time to start leaving Twitter behind
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Apple draws a line on encryption
The fight for real privacy gains a powerful ally — but will it come at the cost of child safety?
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The real scandal inside Facebook's cross-check program
It's not the program itself — it's the inequality it perpetuates
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The promise and the peril of ChatGPT
The AI era is dawning — are any of us ready? PLUS: The Twitter Files
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Who's responsible when recommendations kill?
With a critical Supreme Court battle looming, the platforms mount their defense
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Twitter’s advertising losses are piling up
Revenues are in free fall, employees say. Can Musk turn the tide?
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Why some tech CEOs are rooting for Musk
They're skeptical of their workers, too. PLUS: New details on Musk's 'general amnesty' for banned Twitter users
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The secret history of encrypted DMs on Twitter
They almost launched in 2018 — and could still do a lot of good today
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Trump is restored to Twitter
PLUS: Layoffs continue, chaos on the sales team, and what happens when the certs expire?
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Elon goes hardcore
After demanding the remaining Twitter employees pledge their loyalty, Musk's product priorities are coming into focus
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Elon's paranoid purge
Q&A with Twitter engineer Eric Frohnhoefer, fired for correcting Elon Musk
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Elon only trusts Elon
Employees and advertisers keep warning him about the risks of changes he’s making to Twitter — but he’s not listening
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Inside the Twitter meltdown
Elon is speaking. VPs are resigning. Is bankruptcy next?