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The FTC seeks to break up Facebook
What the government's case gets right — and wrong
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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Apple and Google's contact tracing tragedy
They did their part. Why didn't the US government?
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Four questions about Google's firing of Timnit Gebru
Why the future of AI research can't belong to the tech giants
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A firing roils Google
Why the departure of Timnit Gebru matters
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The withering email that got an ethical AI researcher fired at Google
"Stop writing your documents because it doesn’t make a difference": Timnit Gebru's final message to her peers
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How Microsoft crushed Slack
And why the era of worker-centered work tools may be over
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Facebook's Supreme Court takes a case
What the Oversight Board's initial docket tells us about its future — and its limits
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Rethinking the power of the YouTube algorithm
A new study shows the far right growing on YouTube — but not because of its recommendations
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How TikTok saved Threads
Market competition rescues Instagram's messaging app from obscurity
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Snapchat's million-dollar idea
Can you build a better TikTok with a daily lottery?
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Facebook's antitrust showdown approaches
Plus: a new milestone in detecting hate speech with AI
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Google's new play to pay
Can a more social approach to payments help Google break through?
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Twitter adds fleets to its story
Can a platform design its way toward healthier conversations?
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Was Parler inevitable?
How the giants' self-regulation created a market opportunity
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Instagram brings Reels to the center
Q&A with director of product development Robby Stein on the app's big redesign
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Facebook reaches for balance
Can fresh data alter the belief that it's a right-wing echo chamber?