Casey Newton

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Weekly audio updates at the intersection of tech and democracy. From Casey Newton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30. sep 2026

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Spotify takes on its doppelgänger problem 25.03.2026 11:50

The company is taking new steps to stop AI impersonation — but across the internet, the problem continues to grow. PLUS: Anthropic in court, and Meta loses in New Mexico. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/spotify-artist-profile-protection/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why Meta is retreating from encryption 17.03.2026 14:28

In 2019, Mark Zuckerberg called privacy the future of social networking. Not anymore. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/instagram-encryption-meta-whatsapp/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside the backlash to the AI war machine 06.03.2026 15:41

A protest at OpenAI headquarters suggests the backlash to military AI is growing — even if its politics are still half-formed. PLUS: The Pentagon declares Anthropic a supply chain risk. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/openai-protest-military-ai-movement/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is OpenAI going to do when the truth comes out? 03.03.2026 21:37

Sam Altman’s deal with the Pentagon seems too good to be true. What happens when the public realizes that? Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/openai-pentagon-surveillance-drones-backlash/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The authoritarian AI crisis has arrived 27.02.2026 17:53

AI safety researchers have long worried that a government would seek to use AI for domestic surveillance and autonomous killing. The Pentagon’s fight with Anthropic threatens to make it a reality. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/anthropic-pentagon-authoritarian-ai/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The infinite scroll goes on trial 20.02.2026 6:41

Testifying before a jury in LA, Mark Zuckerberg makes the case that platform design is about free expression. But the walls are closing in on Section 230. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/the-infinite-scroll-goes-on-trial/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why the infinite-scroll childhood may be coming to an end 10.02.2026 12:00

A lawsuit that begins in LA this week, along with a new investigation into TikTok by the European Commission, could change social apps forever. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/social-media-addiction-trial-eu-tiktok-investigation/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The reporter who tried to replace herself with a bot 06.02.2026 13:44

Anxiety about AI replacing entry-level jobs is on the rise. Could a state-of-the-art chatbot do the job of a Platformer fellow? Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/journalism-job-automation-claude/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Five ways of thinking about Moltbook 03.02.2026 10:55

What a social network for AI agents tells us about the future. Read the newsletter here: https://www.platformer.news/moltbook-ai-agents-security-content-moderation/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a big study of teens says about social media — and what it can’t 28.01.2026 12:18

The “moral panic” framing misses how platforms actually harm kids. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The AI productivity paradox 23.01.2026 6:49

Managers say it makes them more productive. Workers don't. What gives? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What I learned while cloning my own voice 14.01.2026 6:36

Announcing Platformer+, a new way to listen to our columns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grok gets blocked 13.01.2026 5:56

More than a week into a deepfake scandal, a handful of foreign governments have found the strength to do what Apple, Google, and the United States will not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.