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Samantha Oltman

Samantha Oltman

Former Vox Staff

Latest articles by Samantha Oltman

The 100-year-old mistake that’s reshaping the American West
The Highlight

What happens if the Colorado River keeps drying up?

By Brian Resnick, Adam Clark Estes and 2 more
Back to the future
Features

Rethinking old ideas about what we eat, where we live and work, and how we power our communities.

By Samantha Oltman and Adam Clark Estes
Technology
The inside story at Meta as it moves beyond FacebookThe inside story at Meta as it moves beyond Facebook
Podcast
Technology

Land of the Giants explores the social media juggernaut in a moment of transformation.

By Samantha Oltman
Recode by Vox Launches “Peter Kafka on Media” Column
Vox Press Room

Kafka’s column will cover the intersection of media and technology and explain why it matters.

By Samantha Oltman
Open Sourced: The hidden consequences of tech, revealed
Technology

Recode’s new multiplatform journalism project explains and exposes the hidden consequences of tech — the good, the bad, and the complicated.

By Samantha Oltman and Joss Fong
Technology
Recode Daily: Soon you might know exactly how much you’re worth to FacebookRecode Daily: Soon you might know exactly how much you’re worth to Facebook
Technology

Plus: US Customs and Border Protection detained a journalist and searched his property and devices without a warrant.

By Samantha Oltman
Technology
Recode Daily: Hong Kong protesters are setting precedents in the age of AI-powered mass surveillanceRecode Daily: Hong Kong protesters are setting precedents in the age of AI-powered mass surveillance
Technology

Plus: An “Amazon’s Choice” label isn’t necessarily an indication of a high-quality product.

By Samantha Oltman
Technology
Recode Daily: Facebook may be facing yet another potential privacy scandalRecode Daily: Facebook may be facing yet another potential privacy scandal
Technology

Plus: Women being Photoshopped into a company photo and a scooter company buying a rival.

By Samantha Oltman