• The infinite scroll goes on trial
    Feb 20 2026

    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.

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    7 Min.
  • Why the infinite-scroll childhood may be coming to an end
    Feb 10 2026

    A lawsuit that begins in LA this week, along with a new investigation into TikTok by the European Commission, could change social apps forever.


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    12 Min.
  • The reporter who tried to replace herself with a bot
    Feb 6 2026

    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?


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    14 Min.
  • Five ways of thinking about Moltbook
    Feb 3 2026

    What a social network for AI agents tells us about the future.


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    11 Min.
  • What a big study of teens says about social media — and what it can’t
    Jan 28 2026
    The “moral panic” framing misses how platforms actually harm kids.

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    12 Min.
  • The AI productivity paradox
    Jan 23 2026
    Managers say it makes them more productive. Workers don't. What gives?

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    7 Min.
  • What I learned while cloning my own voice
    Jan 14 2026
    Announcing Platformer+, a new way to listen to our columns.

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    7 Min.
  • Grok gets blocked
    Jan 13 2026
    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.

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    6 Min.