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Twitter tries shrinking to grow
PLUS: More on Sheryl Sandberg's departure from Meta
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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Sheryl Sandberg calls it quits
She was Silicon Valley's most famous COO. Did she stay too long?
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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