TikTok comes back from the dead
PLUS: What we actually learned about Mark Zuckerberg last week
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Mark blames Sheryl
PLUS: What executives are telling employees about Meta's move to the right
Meta just flipped the switch that prevents misinformation from spreading in the United States
The company built effective systems to reduce the reach of fake news. Last week, it shut them down
Meta goes mask-off
Scenes from a Trump transition
Meta just killed its diversity, equity and inclusion program
What employees are saying about the company's embrace of MAGA ideology —and what Meta is telling them not to say
Inside Meta’s dehumanizing new speech policies for trans people
"A trans person isn't a he or she, it's an it," reads a new guideline telling moderators what is now allowed on Facebook and Instagram
Meta surrenders to the right on speech
“I really think this a precursor for genocide,” a former employee tells Platformer
OpenAI says it knows how to make superintelligence now
But that might be the easy part
15 predictions for 2025
PLUS: What I got right and wrong about 2024
TikTok looks for a miracle
From the United States to the European Union, threats to the app are growing
How Claude uses AI to identify new threats
PLUS: Exclusive data on how people are using Anthropic’s chatbot
TikTok's final countdown
After Trump passes up an opportunity to say he will save the app, ByteDance is at a crossroads
What I learned from the “AI is fake and sucks” debate
Gary Marcus (and many others) respond
The phony comforts of AI skepticism
It’s fun to say that artificial intelligence is fake and sucks — but evidence is mounting that it’s real and dangerous
TikTok and the Romanian candidate
An election interference case in Europe sounds oddly familiar to America's story in 2016. How seriously should we take it?
Australia bans young teens from social media
It's a blow for free expression — and an enormous gift to YouTube
Google keeps meddling with the web
With antitrust prosecutions in full swing, the company keeps giving regulators fresh reasons for concern
Bluesky
Inside Bluesky’s big growth surge
After adding millions of new users in weeks, the company tells Platformer that it will quadruple the size of its moderation team
Google wants to keep Chrome
The search giant is pushing back on the government’s plan to break it up — but competition is coming anyway
The government has a breakup plan for Google
Chrome away from home
Bluesky
What Bluesky has over Threads*
(*For now)
AI
AI companies hit a scaling wall
OpenAI, Google and others are seeing diminishing returns to building ever-bigger models — but that may not matter as much as you would guess
TikTok
So much for that TikTok ban
Trump has vowed to make good on his promise to save the app. What will it cost the company?
Social Media
The post-election social network realignment
Bluesky and Threads are on the rise. Can it last?
Elections
What tech wants from Trump
Platforms and venture capitalists have a long wishlist for the president-elect — but can they survive the chaos of Trump 2.0?
Elections
America holds its breath
The polls are closing — and the fight over the election could just be beginning
X
X’s plan to interfere with the election
Elon Musk’s effort to deny Kamala Harris an election victory is already underway. Can it work?
OpenAI
OpenAI adds search
It leapfrogged Google at launch. Now ChatGPT is reaching to the past to build its future
Journalism
Jeff Bezos’ view from nowhere
The Washington Post owner says the media must stay neutral to maintain its credibility — but misunderstands how trust is built today
Elections
The billionaires hedge their bets
The owners and CEOs of America’s biggest platforms are playing nice with Trump. And it could come back to haunt them
AI
Notion brings AI to email
Is artificial intelligence the solution to inbox overload?
AI
The AI agents have arrived
Artificial intelligence can now compute for you on your behalf — and the web is never going to be the same