Casey Newton

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Before Uvalde, a platform fails to answer kids' alarms

Tech companies keep building systems to detect violent threats. Why didn't Yubo's work?

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Substack's failed fundraise

How an aborted Series C could make the company stronger

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Jack Dorsey, chaos agent

He quits the board, but wants equity in the new company. Will he ever leave it alone?

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Why the company behind Pokémon Go is getting crypto-curious

Niantic is exploring web3. Will its user base play along?

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Content moderation heads to the Supreme Court

The platforms score a victory in Florida. Can they win in Washington?

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Elon's bad week

He still has the upper hand. But for how long?

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Facebook admits its mistakes

What the company's latest enforcement report tells us about the free-speech debate

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The platforms witness a crime

On the Buffalo shooting, a Texas law, and the future of content moderation

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Elon goes wobbly

The Twitter deal is on hold. Is he renegotiating — or backing out?

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Twitter's meltdown May

Elon Musk's deal is looking wobbly, and the CEO just fired his top two lieutenants

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How Facebook undercut the Oversight Board

What really happened between the company and the board over Russia and Ukraine

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The crypto market is shrinking

But venture capital keeps pouring in. What happens next?

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Instagram adds NFTs

They didn't do much for Twitter. Will Meta fare any better?

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Twitter's "Why Bother?" era

Elon Musk cares about the economics now. What happens next is anyone's guess

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How platform researchers convinced the Senate

Everyone wants answers about social networks. These experts know where to look

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Facebook rethinks the feed

How will the company's new "discovery engine" change content moderation — and news consumption?