Journalist

Casey Newton

Founder and editor of Platformer, a newsletter about tech and democracy. Co-host of Hard Fork podcast. Former senior editor at The Verge. Expert on social media platforms and content moderation.

Known For

Hard ForkPlatformerThe Verge

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Enshittification

Curious

The Jagged Frontier: AI's Radical Unevenness Across Domains

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Misaligned Incentives Override Capability

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Prediction Markets Aggregate Information More Efficiently Than Traditional Forecasting

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Episodes

#Zuck's Meta Manifesto, Data Center Wars, and AI Slop PushbackAug 11, 2026 #Open Model Wars + Claire Stapleton's Dishy Google Memoir + Substack's Slop FightJul 31, 2026 #OpenAI Models Go Rogue + Kimi K3 Freakout + A.I. SuperforecastingJul 24, 2026 #The A.I. Trade Secrets War + Economists Say 'We Must Act Now' + HatGPTJul 17, 2026 #Do Social Media Bans Work? + A Conversation About A.I. Consciousness + Tool TimeJul 10, 2026