Aug 1, 2025
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7 min read
Casey Newton of Platformer wrote about TrustCon and got a lot of feedback. I am adding two things that I think the conversation missed.
Jul 25, 2025
9 min read
Platforms offer us features, but we actually need context and customization. Believe it or not, AI could help. Call it Vibe Parenting.
Jul 18, 2025
8 min read
Two millennia ago, Plato called them “philosopher-kings.” Today, we call them “global heads of platform safety.” They are still not a good idea.
Jul 11, 2025
6 min read
Online policing could be corrupted and we’d never know.
Jun 27, 2025
Current and former luminaries from Harvard, ROOST, and the ad tech world weigh in on my first few weeks.
Jun 20, 2025
Ideas from the dial-up era are holding us back today. We can do better.
Jun 13, 2025
In its prime, AdSense could give you financial freedom — if you could survive the spam police.
Jun 6, 2025
11 min read
Bluesky is open about almost everything, except setting and enforcing their community guidelines. They have an opportunity to lead the Internet forward with a democratic alternative.
Jun 3, 2025
5 min read
Tech companies just wanted to keep people safe. Now they are unelected governments. What went wrong, and what's next?
Jun 2, 2025
In September 2024, I gave a talk at Harvard that foreshadowed this newsletter. Here's a key excerpt.
