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What the insurrection taught us about the internet
Our problems are bigger than social networks. PLUS: WhatsApp hits the panic button
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 Capitol attack is reviving facial recognition tech
Online vigilantism could improve its reputation. Should we worry?
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Inside the WhatsApp privacy freakout
WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart explains. PLUS: YouTube suspends Trump
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What social networks can learn from public spaces
Or: 14 ways to rebuild your hell site
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Three questions about tech after Trump
Notes on the Great Deplatforming
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🚨 Twitter dumps Trump
Remembering @realdonaldtrump, 2009-2021
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The platform walls close in on Trump
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube take action. But will it be enough?
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It's time to deplatform Trump
He incited a riot against Congress. Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube should remove him
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The next phase of the misinformation fight
Removing individual posts isn't working. What's next?
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Google gets organized
The Alphabet Workers Union and the future of labor in Silicon Valley
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What's coming for the consumer internet in 2021
Your best predictions about breakout apps, cultural trends, regulation and more
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Facebook escalates its fight with Apple
Is the war over ads, power, or both?