Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Fun one: I talked to Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin about turning The Last of Us from a hit game into a hit TV show, and the blurry line between the mediums. Also: His enduring hate for his college roommate Ted Cruz. https://t.co/r4j1ZWO7lg https://t.co/jeTTzVZxHl — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @EmilyStewartM: I spent part of the weekend writing about egg prices and migration and sick chickens, please read. https://t.co/ljEbExBp… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

This is very good. Even if you have been obsessively following the shitshow (and since you are still here, good chance that’s the case) you will find new jaw-dropping stuff. Also good to share with normals. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @Techmeme: Q&A with ex-Facebook CSO and Stanford Internet Observatory professor Alex Stamos on overestimating mis- and disinformation's… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Up and at ‘em. https://t.co/XbCjDs9Pv1 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Also discussed: *Elon’s real-time experiment: what happens if you remove almost all moderation from a social network? *Why Facebook et al won’t provide transparency about moderation. *Why platforms should “resist making things better.” — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

I’ve been noodling for a bit about the idea that we overestimated the power of Twitter et al to shape ideas/elections - while trying to understand the role platforms had in Jan 6 and the Brazilian re-run. Alex was kind enough to talk it out with me. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

We’ve gotten too worried about misinformation - and not nearly worried enough about groups using social media to harass and silence people, says former Facebook security boss @alexstamos. Excerpt here: https://t.co/RqHcK3Q4Nv Full conversation: https://t.co/z54KW1jljx https://t.co/QzQXB8mIKf — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@ericspiegelman My Forbes mag cube probably 1999 https://t.co/fRTn1TFA69 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

(Psst publications have had robot writers for a long time. Here’s a 10-year-old Forbes story written by Narrative Science, which is now owned by… Saleforce:) https://t.co/mKD66ybbWU — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

“this isn’t to say that venture capitalists aren’t good whistleblowers to the press. It’s just usually on deep background and generally about their rivals’ portfolio companies’ misdeeds.” @EricNewcomer⁩ redefines “whistleblower” but is also correct. https://t.co/iCmZT1XQYI — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@Intel_Steve Maybe! But the complaint argues pretty persuasively that founder had 300k whatever-you-want-to-call-its, told jpm she had 4mm, and then went and manufactured the other 3.7mm. Also told her worried employees not to worry about going to jail. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

One thing I don’t get about (allegedly) scamming your buyer by inventing fake customers: The founder didn’t take the $ and run - she went to work for JPM, which was always going to figure out the scam eventually. It’d be like robbing a house, then parking yourself on their couch. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @BenMullin: SCOOP: Media mogul Barry Diller is exploring a sale of The Daily Beast https://t.co/CQJlhU7xva — PolitiTweet.org

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@BenMullin “It may be an inopportune time to explore a sale for Mr. Diller”. Otoh always a good time for Barry Diller to be in the NYT! — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Not actually news because we knew WWE was for sale, but WWE has officially announced it’s for sale and hired Raine Group as its banker. https://t.co/5oGOTHCn6R — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JBFlint: Just one week after Warner Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels said streaming services are priced too low, price increase for HBO… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

I rely on John to guide me through the sports TV landscape, and Big Tech’s effort to take over some of its prime real estate. So we talked about all of that, including: YouTube/NFL, Amazon’s underwhelming-but-maybe-promising NFL foray, and the upcoming NBA TV/digital deals. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@BenMullin (Google owns it) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

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@JustinBrannan https://t.co/1gTZD0FoX2 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @shiringhaffary: NEW: I reported on what it's been like working at Meta during one of the toughest years in the company's history. Fea… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @peterbakernyt: So many people have reached out wanting to help Blake Hounshell's family. Friends at the @nytimes and @politico have set… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DelRey: Big Tech taught me a new synonym for "hiring" today: "people expansion" — PolitiTweet.org

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A big honking deal from my Vox Media colleagues in LA. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Last year we had Gamestop fanfic. This year we have deleted tweets about Saudis buying pro wrestling. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@danprimack I think they would have done so already. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @teddyschleifer: NEW @PuckNews — I spent a few hours this weekend with Sam Bankman-Fried at his childhood home — a 75-pound guard dog a… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@Jon_Gluck @pomeranian99 This is very good and not just bc it syncs with my priors - that we over-value “algorithm” bc it seems like magic instead of brute force. Also bc it syncs with what people at TikTok competitors have told me - that TikTok is much more likely to show me a random vid w/no views. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @Jon_Gluck: .@pomeranian99 with a counterintuitive Tik Tok take. https://t.co/0C4R7tWBmt — PolitiTweet.org