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The man who got fired by his DAO
The public face of Ethereum Name Service did a bad tweet. Does web3 fix this?
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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Microsoft's new platform principles
Will they help get an at-risk acquisition over the finish line?
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TikTok's safety dance
Strict new rules and a thriving platform raise the question: what if Americans actually love censorship?
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Spotify hits a stalemate
Amid new Joe Rogan revelations, it's time to rethink the endgame
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Why gamers hate crypto, and music fans don't
A tale of two fandoms
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The day Facebook started to shrink
After an all-time run, the social network may be coming down to earth
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The Senate's sneak attack on encryption
A revived EARN IT Act highlights the growing pressure on private messaging
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What Spotify should do next
The platform is beginning to accept its responsibility – but some big gaps remain
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Three things web3 should fix in 2022
A viral video highlights some very real shortcomings in the next-generation internet
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Spotify and Substack tangle with anti-vaxxers
Neil Young unplugs over the Joe Rogan Experience; COVID deniers rake it in on newsletters. What's a platform to do?
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How creator funds fall short for creators
(They're designed that way)
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Europe's redesign of Big Tech continues
The Digital Services Act is getting closer to passing. Now what?
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The day NFTs went mainstream
The crypto vs. normie war is live on Twitter. Are you a circle or a hexagon?
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Google feels the heat
Fast-moving bills in the Senate, and an unredacted lawsuit, could chip away at its dominance
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Microsoft's antitrust game
Its planned $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard is wickedly strategic. Will regulators allow it?
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Spotify's misinformation mistake
Don't promote a policy you're not willing to enforce