Platformer
  • Home
  • About
  • Ethics
Sign in Subscribe
Newsletter

AOC shakes up Twitch

Plus: Sifting through the Google antitrust coverage

Casey Newton

Casey Newton

Oct 21, 2020 — 8 min read
AOC shakes up Twitch

This post is for paying subscribers only

Subscribe now

Already have an account? Sign in

Read more

The EU flag flying against a blue sky dotted with clouds

Europe might cave on privacy protections

The bloc's leaders seem increasingly convinced AI regulations are harming its competitiveness. Are they right? PLUS: Another wave of ChatGPT lawsuits

lock-1 By Casey Newton Nov 10, 2025
The Meta logo in blue on a 3D black tile floating in black space

Meta has a scam problem

The company's own projections showed up to 10 percent of its revenue could come from scams, according to a new leak. PLUS: OpenAI's "backstop" controversy

By Casey Newton Nov 6, 2025
Amazon gets hit by a Comet

Amazon gets hit by a Comet

How Perplexity's smash-and-grab tactics are clouding the future of AI agents

lock-1 By Casey Newton Nov 4, 2025
The new Bluesky logo in white against a blue backdrop

The Bluesky exodus, one year later

The company has 40 million users and big plans for the future. So why don't its users seem happy? PLUS: The NEO Home Robot goes viral + Ilya Sutskever's surprising deposition

lock-1 By Casey Newton Nov 3, 2025
Platformer
  • Sign up
  • Advanced User Settings
Powered by Ghost

Platformer

News at the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 5PM Pacific.