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Parler is having a moment
Why a conservative pop-up network bears watching
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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Why the 2020 election won't end
Republicans won't accept the outcome. What's a tech platform to do?
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How platforms fared in fighting the last war
Facebook and Twitter learned a lot of lessons in 2016. Did it help in 2020?
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How YouTube got played on Election Day
Facebook and Twitter planned for the actual threat. YouTube didn't
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The platforms hold their breath
Election Day went mostly OK. What now?
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It all comes down to this
Will tech platforms exorcise the ghost of 2016 on Election Day?
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Platforms profit from the pandemic
Everyone reports earnings; plus more on the Section 230 hearing
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A Section 230 hearing goes awry
What is it going to take to get good tech policy in America?
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The platforms brace for Election Day
On the latest moves from YouTube, Google, Facebook, and Wikipedia
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Facebook fights a browser extension
Do you have a right to donate your data to science?
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Facebook's Supreme Court arrives
How much justice can Facebook's new justice system provide?
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AOC shakes up Twitch
Plus: Sifting through the Google antitrust coverage
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Justice comes for Google
Talking through the antitrust lawsuit with Google — and one of its chief antagonists
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Twitter walks it back
Should platforms intervene to stop disinformation?
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Got a couple minutes?
My best case for upgrading your Platformer membership today
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YouTube comes for Q
Plus: Twitter and the New York Post, revisited