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What Twitter learned from subscriptions
In experimenting with a paid model, the social network is finding new focus
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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The dark horse in the metaverse wars
Is Niantic really building a metaverse for metaverse haters? PLUS: Say hello to Platformer Jobs
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How Instagram and Twitter buried the hatchet
A 9-year feud ends after a backyard pizza night
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Why the NSO Group is a symptom of a larger problem
Governments are turning technology against their own citizens. It's working
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Microsoft's metaverse moment
PLUS: Why Office is coming for Notion
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What the metaverse pessimists are missing
Meta's grand vision is already well on its way
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Facebook goes Meta
What's in a name?
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How the American internet is turning European
A Senate hearing this week reveals how the UK's Age-Appropriate Design Code is reshaping platforms
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The Facebook Papers' missing piece
A former integrity worker on Facebook's internal "posting culture" and why it's easy to misread the Haugen leaks
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🚨 The tier list: How Facebook decides which countries need protection
PLUS: some thoughts on the Facebook Papers
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Why Facebook is rebranding
Fresh details from the search for a new name. PLUS: Five former employees weigh in
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How NFTs are creating a generational divide between platforms
Steam banned blockchain games; Epic Games welcomed them. Is this the next big platform battle?
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Facebook's hate speech blind spot
How an "average" metric can hide real harms
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Amazon gets busted
Exploiting third-party sellers, manipulating search results, hosting fake reviews. Now lawmakers and the FTC are paying attention
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Two policies Facebook got right
On dangerous individuals and harassment of women, the platform is going further than its peers
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How Axie Infinity is turning gaming on its head
Players are making thousands of dollars a month battling Pokémon clones. Is this how crypto goes mainstream?