Alex Kantrowitz

Webit Speaker, Senior Technology Reporter BuzzFeed News

Alex Kantrowitz is a Senior Technology Reporter at BuzzFeed News. He is the author of “Always Day One”. He covers how Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Snapchat are shaping the way we share information and interact. He has published in-depth stories on Facebook's artificial intelligence research division, Twitter's business struggles and comeback, Tinder's date-matching algorithm, and the spread of fake news. His work has been cited by publications ranging from The New York Times to Sports Illustrated. He has made multiple appearances on CNBC, CNN, and BBC Radio, and has plenty of moderated panels. In 2019, He won a Mirror Award as part of a BuzzFeed team recognized for reporting on 'Social Media in the Crosshairs.'