Casey Newton

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Founder of Platformer (85K+ subs) on tech and democracy; co-host of Hard Fork at The New York Times.

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Casey Newton has been reflecting on his tech newsletter Platformer’s evolution, including its pivot toward AI, while also covering AI’s effect on editing tools and workplace innovation through a CEO interview. His recent work mixes meta-commentary on media with practical AI

Recent articles

• Grammarly turned me into an AI editor against my will and I hate itplatformer.news · Mar 9, 2026
• Falling in and out of love with Moltbotplatformer.news · Jan 29, 2026
• How AI agents "radicalized" a top Meta exec into quitting her jobplatformer.news · Aug 28, 2026
• The project that turned me into a Claude Code believerplatformer.news · Jan 8, 2026

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