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A few more words about the Simo situation
Correcting an error
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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Behind Fidji Simo's surprise departure at Facebook
Before Instacart named her CEO, the head of the Facebook app found herself at odds with Mark Zuckerberg
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Trump sues the platforms
The platforms will win this one — but a larger fight looms
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Conservative social networks keep making the same mistake
The rise and fall of Gettr. PLUS: The fine print on Facebook Bulletin
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Microsoft comes for the creators
Is it pro-competitive — or monopoly maintenance? PLUS: The House bills pass committee
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The Big Tech antitrust bills get their hearing
Are they a scalpel, or a chainsaw?
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What Tinder learned from Fortnite
CEO Jim Lanzone on the dating app's move into in-app events
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TikTok's miniature ambitions
How Apple is pushing social networks toward e-commerce
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Amazon fakes an excuse
Inauthentic reviews are epidemic on its marketplace. Amazon blames social networks
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Is Facebook cornering the VR market?
A recent shopping spree is giving some folks Instagram-in-2012 vibes
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Why Google's FLoC flopped
How privacy and competition concerns stopped Google's cookie replacement in its tracks
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The platforms reveal secret subpoenas
A Trump-era abuse of power shows why platforms and the press need each other
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Congress readies an assault on the platforms
House Democrats' five new bills to regulate Big Tech, ranked
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The new threat to TikTok
How a Biden executive order could turn up the pressure
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Will Apple Mail threaten the newsletter boom?
How Mail Protection Privacy will force the email economy to adapt
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Facebook sets a trap for Trump
What to make of the former president's two-year suspension