Casey Newton
Tech, democracy, and pandemic. The Interface returns Aug. 17th: bit.ly/2yTbZcK [email protected] | instagram: @crumbler
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The platforms brace for Election Day
On the latest moves from YouTube, Google, Facebook, and Wikipedia
Casey Newton
I wrote about Facebook’s pre-election ad ban and other last-minute steps platforms are taking before the election platformer.news/p/the-platform… pic.twitter.com/rxMMnCRiaF
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Trump campaign ran a Facebook ad implying he won the election, which is supposed to be against Facebook’s rules
President Donald Trump's campaign appears to have a victory ad ready to go on Facebook.
Introducing Decoder, a new podcast about big ideas and other problems
A show about the future of business, technology, and the world they create.
Facebook fights a browser extension
Do you have a right to donate your data to science?
Casey Newton
I wrote about the battle between Facebook and NYU researchers over the right of users to donate their data to science. It’s complicated, but I agree with what @AlexanderAbdo told me here platformer.news/p/facebook-blo… pic.twitter.com/4nGZoiNDwi
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Twitter launches 'pre-bunks' to get ahead of voting misinformation
Twitter will begin placing messages at the top of users’ feeds to pre-emptively debunk false information about voting by mail and election results.
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Everyone Is Gay on TikTok
Straight young men on the app are posting suggestive videos with their buddies. It’s not just about the views.
Casey Newton
Here’s a rare case of algorithms favoring ‘borderline’ / ‘edgy’ behavior actually having pro-social benefits
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Facebook’s new Oversight Board is a wild new experiment in platform governance
Can the company rule over itself?
How The Epoch Times Created a Giant Influence Machine
Since 2016, the Falun Gong-backed newspaper has used aggressive Facebook tactics and right-wing misinformation to create an anti-China, pro-Trump media empire.
She Used to Clean City Hall. Now, She Runs It.
In Russia, elections are typically theatrical affairs with the winner and loser preordained. Sometimes, though, they go off script.
Facebook's Supreme Court arrives
How much justice can Facebook's new justice system provide?
Casey Newton
Facebook’s Oversight Board is a wild new experiment in platform governance. I wrote about its promise and its limits
platformer.news/p/the-oversigh… pic.twitter.com/n3PeJCcy77
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WHO grants Wikipedia free use of its published data, allowing it to be reposted widely in almost 200 languages and starting with COVID-19 information
By Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times. View the full context on Techmeme.
Wikipedia and W.H.O. Join to Combat Covid Misinformation
The health agency will license much of its material to the online encyclopedia, allowing the information to be reposted widely into almost 200 languages.
Podcast: A New Model For Independent Journalism [Ep.259]
The origins of Techdirt lie in a newsletter that Mike started over 20 years ago, and in all that time, the business models for online journalism have never stopped evolving and changing, especially when it comes to independent reporting. Now...
Casey Newton
It was my absolute DELIGHT to talk all things @platformer with the legend @mmasnick for the TechDirt podcast
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Oversight Board Begins Accepting Appeals
/PRNewswire/ -- Today the Oversight Board announced that Facebook and Instagram users can now submit appeals on content removal to the Oversight Board for an...
AOC shakes up Twitch
Plus: Sifting through the Google antitrust coverage
Casey Newton
I wrote about @AOC’s big debut on Twitch and my fears about what’s coming next
platformer.news/p/aoc-shakes-u… pic.twitter.com/T6vED0IRKR
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New! Add a custom domain to your Substack
Custom domains are now available on Substack. Many writers have told us they’d like to use custom domains to build a home for their newsletters, so we’re excited to finally bring this feature to everyone.
WSJ News Exclusive | Quibi Weighs Shutting Down as Problems Mount
Quibi Holdings is considering shutting itself down, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that points to a possible crash landing for a once-highflying entertainment startup that raised $1.75 billion in capital.
Rudy Giuliani faces questions after compromising scene in new Borat film
Trump’s personal attorney has indiscreet encounter with actor playing Borat’s daughter in hotel room during pandemic
Justice comes for Google
Talking through the antitrust lawsuit with Google — and one of its chief antagonists
Casey Newton
I wrote about the government’s surprisingly narrow case against Google — and why even a win might not increase competition in search platformer.news/p/justice-come… pic.twitter.com/9I9iPI4Veq
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