Content Moderation
Is anyone left to defend trust and safety?
It’s under assault this year from users, politicians, and their own executives — but the industry has responded with silence
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.
The Google study that told us what we already suspected
When users see AI overviews, clicks fall in half. How does the web survive?
Google and OpenAI fight over a high-school math competition
The race to AGI is getting petty
Let’s all try to help Substack live up to its new valuation
The company's new unicorn status has already led its founders to reverse their position on advertising. What other compromises are they prepared to make?
xAI
Grok's new porn companion is rated for kids 12+ in the App Store
AI companions are arriving faster than platforms can build guardrails around them. Parents need to pay attention
Jawboning
The campaign to make it illegal for ChatGPT to criticize Trump
The conservative pressure campaign against social networks was hugely successful — and now it's coming for AI
OpenAI
Sam Altman upstages the critics
And six other takeaways from Hard Fork Live
Meta
Meta's five biggest AI problems
The company clearly needs an infusion of fresh talent — but blank checks aren't going as far as they used to
Threads
The dream of the Fediverse is alive on Threads
Decentralized media is off to an agonizingly slow start — but there are glimmers of progress
Trump
The president is selling a phone
The Trump Mobile T1 probably won't be a big hit. It's still dangerous
OpenAI
OpenAI's toy story
In a new partnership with Mattel, the company hopes to reimagine play — but making internet-connected toys safe will be anything but child's play
Meta
Meta looks for an AI reset
Mark Zuckerberg knows the company needs a new AI strategy. Is Scale's Alexandr Wang the partner he needs?