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    Feb 15, 2023
    For all followers today: - Yes, Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first - After his Super Bowl tweet did worse numbers than President Biden’s, Twitter’s CEO ordered major changes to the algorithm - Happy Valentine’s Day
    Yes, Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first
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    Platformer
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    Feb 9, 2023
    For all followers today: - Elon Musk fires a top Twitter engineer over his declining view counts - Insider Twitter 2.0, turmoil has employees stretched to the max - Good tweet about cellos platformer.news/p/elon-musk-fi…
    Employees showed Musk internal data regarding engagement with his account, along with a Google Trends chart. Last April, they told him, Musk was at “peak” popularity in search rankings, indicated by a score of “100.” Today, he’s at a score of nine. Engineers had previously investigated whether Musk’s reach had somehow been artificially restricted, but found no evidence that the algorithm was biased against him. Musk did not take the news well.  “You’re fired, you’re fired,” Musk told the engineer. (Platformer is withholding the engineer’s name in light of the harassment Musk has directed at former Twitter employees.)
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    Platformer
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    Nov 8, 2022
    For all followers today: - Musk discusses putting all of Twitter behind a paywall - Will he go through with it? - PLUS: Botched layoffs, how the new Blue could lose money, and more
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    Musk discusses putting all of Twitter behind a paywall
    Will he go through with it? PLUS: Botched layoffs, how the new Blue could lose money, and more
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    Platformer
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    Sep 16, 2020
    Hello world.
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    Platformer
    @platformer
    Nov 11, 2022
    For all followers today: - Inside the Twitter meltdown - Elon is speaking. VPs are resigning. Is bankruptcy next? - Good Doja Cat tweet
    Inside the Twitter meltdown
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    Platformer
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    Nov 15, 2022
    For all followers today: - How trust and safety warned Musk about the Blue verification disaster before it shipped - A new wave of contractor layoffs stuns the company - Twitter’s ad team worries about a sharp decline in sales platformer.news/p/elon-only-tr…
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    Platformer
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    Sep 23, 2020
    On Leaving ‘The Verge’ for Substack and the Future of Tech Journalism: my interview with @sarahjeong
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    Casey Newton on Leaving ‘The Verge’ for Substack and the Future of Tech Journalism
    Sarah Jeong talks to Newton about the details of his deal, subscription journalism, and what makes email such a good media format
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    Platformer
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    Oct 16, 2020
    Today in @platformer: what everyone complaining about Twitter blocking that link to the Post is missing. platformer.news/p/youtube-come…
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    Platformer
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    Oct 30, 2022
    For subscribers today: - Elon's first big move: pay to remain verified on Twitter - Under pressure to generate revenue quickly, Twitter's new CEO considers ending free verification - Good Halloween costume
    Elon's first big move: pay to remain verified on Twitter
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    Platformer
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    Oct 4, 2020
    Tomorrow. platformer.news
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    Platformer
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    Jan 31, 2023
    For subscribers today: - Another whistleblower comes for Twitter - Is the real threat the company's "God Mode" — or its trust and safety team? - Good tweet about view counts platformer.news/p/another-whis…
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    Platformer
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    Oct 9, 2020
    When was the right time for Facebook to have banned QAnon? I talked to Facebook, @evelyndouek, and @BrandyZadrozny, who had this to say: platformer.news/p/why-did-face…
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    Platformer
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    Dec 13, 2022
    For all followers today: - How Elon botched his war on bots - Why it's time to start leaving Twitter behind - Good tweet about White Lotus
    How Elon botched his war on bots
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    Platformer
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    Jul 28, 2022
    Early edition for all followers today: - 🚨 Instagram walks back its changes - Say goodbye to the full-screen feed, and at least some of those recommendations — for now. Adam Mosseri explains why - Good tweet about red flags platformer.news/p/-instagram-w…