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YouTube tackles TikTok
Project lead Todd Sherman on why Google is long on Shorts
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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Facebook hits the brakes on groups
But only after employees' fears are confirmed. PLUS: Facebook's new take on human rights; and Substack finds its footing
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What Facebook sees in newsletters
Hint: it's all about Groups. PLUS: Substack fumbles
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Microsoft resumes hostilities against Google
Seven years after Scroogled, why Redmond is back on on offense
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Facebook's AI reckoning
What should a Responsible AI team be responsible for?
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Facebook moves to dismiss the FTC
With the breakup effort in full swing, Facebook fires back at the antitrust case
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Twitter sues Texas
Will other platforms fight for their right to moderation?
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How India could break WhatsApp encryption
From Delhi to Australia, threats to online political speech are growing
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Apple's antitrust problems keep getting bigger
From Arizona to the European Union, developers' pressure campaign is working
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How YouTube failed the 2020 election test
Three takeaways from a post-mortem on misinformation in the 2020 campaign
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TikTok gets deepfaked
The real worries about a phony Tom Cruise
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The tiny tokens challenging platform power
How NFTs could force social networks to compete for talent
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Twitter pulls a Patreon
Will Super Follows shake up the media industry?
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How social networks should fight authoritarians
With principles, yes — but also pragmatism
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Facebook returns news to Australia
Facebook's Campbell Brown tells us what comes next
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How social networks got competitive again
Facebook's surprising new challengers in audio, video, photos, and text