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Accepts AI tools

Independent newsletter on AI, platforms and tech policy by journalist Casey Newton; says its free weekly edition goes to more than 200,000 subscribers. It takes no ads from companies it covers, such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google or Meta, and none for crypto, gambling, guns or drugs.

Platformer is an AI newsletter at platformer.news. It features AI tools. Listing is free, with paid spots on offer. Review: all ads are reviewed and approved by the team, which rejects anything that does not fit its policy. Terms read on platformer.news on 2 October 2026.

Rate card

Price: Free news tips by email; one sponsored block in the free weekly edition, rates on request (subject line sponsorship)
Link you get: Not stated; ads run in the email edition and the web posts checked show no sponsored block
Review: All ads are reviewed and approved by the team, which rejects anything that does not fit its policy
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Reach: BigBig reach: #71,080 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #422,890 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 2 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does Platformer feature AI tools?: Yes. It features AI tools.
How much does a listing on Platformer cost?: Listing is free, with paid spots on offer.
How does Platformer review submissions?: Review: all ads are reviewed and approved by the team, which rejects anything that does not fit its policy.

Who is listed on Platformer

Our nightly read of platformer.news found 79 apps we recognise from other places, among them design.com, google.dev, research.google, chatgpt.site, claude.com, microsoft.ai, gemini.google, opensource.builders. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to Platformer

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Write to them. Their address and the subject line they ask for show above once you are signed in.
3. Wait for the review. All ads are reviewed and approved by the team, which rejects anything that does not fit its policy. Pay only for a spot you asked for; the listing itself is what the price above says. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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Add your app once; we read platformer.news every week and mark the listing when it appears, every night on Pro. Last read 8 Oct 2026.

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