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Three good ideas for fighting misinformation
Lessons from the Aspen Institute's Commission on Information Disorder
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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How the internet got riskier for kids during COVID
A new report from Thorn shows that sharing nudes is on the rise
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The crypto backlash hits Discord
What's at stake in the crypto culture war?
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How plagiarism helps explain Facebook's youth problem
The connection between Boomer cringe, stolen posts, and Facebook's lost generation
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What Twitter learned from subscriptions
In experimenting with a paid model, the social network is finding new focus
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The dark horse in the metaverse wars
Is Niantic really building a metaverse for metaverse haters? PLUS: Say hello to Platformer Jobs
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How Instagram and Twitter buried the hatchet
A 9-year feud ends after a backyard pizza night
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Why the NSO Group is a symptom of a larger problem
Governments are turning technology against their own citizens. It's working
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Microsoft's metaverse moment
PLUS: Why Office is coming for Notion
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What the metaverse pessimists are missing
Meta's grand vision is already well on its way
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Facebook goes Meta
What's in a name?
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How the American internet is turning European
A Senate hearing this week reveals how the UK's Age-Appropriate Design Code is reshaping platforms
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The Facebook Papers' missing piece
A former integrity worker on Facebook's internal "posting culture" and why it's easy to misread the Haugen leaks
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🚨 The tier list: How Facebook decides which countries need protection
PLUS: some thoughts on the Facebook Papers
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Why Facebook is rebranding
Fresh details from the search for a new name. PLUS: Five former employees weigh in
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How NFTs are creating a generational divide between platforms
Steam banned blockchain games; Epic Games welcomed them. Is this the next big platform battle?