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Facebook scrapes some researchers
Banning NYU's Ad Observer team was probably inevitable — but it didn't have to be
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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YouTube defends its structure
One man runs both product and trust and safety at the company. Should he?
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How the conversation around vaccine hesitancy is changing for the better
Moving past "Facebook is killing people"
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Notes on a year using Roam Research
Can tech platforms build a better knowledge worker?
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Twitter struggles in India
The Delhi High Court rules against the company, while local alternative Koo is surging
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Instagram tackles its child safety problem
Why its peers should follow suit — and go further
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Google moves against misinformation
VP of Search Pandu Nayak on what Google is doing — and YouTube isn't
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🚨 Mark in the metaverse
An interview with Facebook's CEO about the company's next big initiative
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The surprising truth about political ads on social networks
Democrats may benefit from them more than they think
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Europe unveils new competition rules for tech
PLUS: Do Facebook ads violate GDPR?
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President Biden goes after Facebook
How the debate over vaccine misinformation hit a stalemate
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How the Oversight Board is changing Facebook
PLUS: Chief Diversity Officer Maxine Williams on Facebook's 2021 diversity numbers
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Why Twitter's fleets flopped
The uncanny valley of product development
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An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination, reviewed
Three ways of looking at a Facebook scandal
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An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination, reviewed
Three ways of looking at a Facebook scandal
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Biden moves against tech mergers
Has the era of anti-tech regulation in the US begun in earnest?