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An abortion controversy hits Facebook
Platforms find themselves in an impossible situation after Roe. Is there a way forward?
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 Meta's bots are back
A new public chatbot test brings the company lots of new data — and not a little risk
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Three wild stories from Facebook's counter-espionage team
Why every platform ought to pay attention to the company's latest report
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Twitter gets its hands dirty
Two years after closing its PAC, the company has quietly begun giving away money again — starting with the Republican Attorneys General Association
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What it's like to make policy at TikTok
A former policy manager talks nudity, China, and a "very toxic" work culture
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TikTok's China problem is back
China reportedly attempted to use ByteDance to influence Americans. Now TikTok is in a trust deficit
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🚨 Instagram walks back its changes
Say goodbye to the full-screen feed, and at least some of those recommendations — for now. Adam Mosseri explains why
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Meta gets hit from all sides
A new FTC lawsuit hits on the day of its first-ever earnings decline
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Facebook rethinks COVID misinformation
The company has banned anti-vaxx content for two years. Now it wants a second opinion
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Kylie Jenner smacks the new Instagram
The celebrity's criticisms of Snapchat turned that company on its head. How much should Meta worry?
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The big Facebook pivot arrives
Goodbye to the old feed, hello discovery engine. Will users want this?
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Microsoft bets against NFTs
With other tech giants racing to integrate blockchain tech, Minecraft asks: what's the rush?
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Why BeReal is breaking out
Creative constraints + Instagram angst = success. PLUS: A judge sides with Twitter over Musk
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Elon plays for time
It's a ruse, Twitter says. Will a judge agree?
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Meta measures its human rights impact
But the company knows more than it's willing to say
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Why abortion is tech's next big reputational risk
If Google and its peers aren't going to stop cooperating with law enforcement, they need to start collecting less data