Why Platformer is leaving Substack

We’ve seen this movie before — and we won’t stick around to watch it play out

a year ago

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Meta seeks to hide harms from teens

But to change the conversation, the company will have to do more than tweak its settings

a year ago • 49 votes

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a year ago • 60 votes

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Some thoughts on platforms and Nazis

a year ago • 59 votes

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yesterday • 4 votes

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2 days ago • 4 votes

Moderation is good for its own sake

Winning elections is important. But so is serving the people.

3 days ago • 5 votes