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9:30 PM ET, January 7, 2016

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Biz Carson / Business Insider:
Chernin Group takes 51% stake in Barstool Sports site at a valuation of $10-$15M, staff will move from Boston to New York  —  Barstool Sports just got bought at a $10 million to $15 million valuation, and its founder is ‘kinda rich now’  —  It's one thing to get acquired.
Tim Fernholz / Quartz:
T-Mobile CEO John Legere responds to Binge On criticism, claims it's not throttling because the service doesn't slow down data or remove customer control  —  T-Mobile CEO John Legere defends his streaming plan against “bulls**t” complaints from “jerks” at Google
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Legal experts say net neutrality case against T-Mobile's Binge On is far from clear-cut  —  T-Mobile's Binge On: When throttling may not break the rules  —  CEO John Legere says throttling accusation is “semantics” and “bulls**t.”  —  T-Mobile USA will soon meet with the Federal Communications Commission …
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Let's End the False War Between Free Speech and Hate Speech  —  As I write this, the lizard part of my brain is trying to predict exactly how much nasty blowback I am going to get online for what I am about to say.  —  Will I be called a controlling bitch on Twitter?
Discussion: VentureBeat and @portermerriman
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Business Wire:
Intel, Vox Media, Recode and Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation partner to host series of hackathons to fight online harassment  —  Intel, Vox Media, Re/code and Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation to Hack Online Harassment  —  Partners Announce Initiative at Consumer Electronics Show; Urge Tech Industry to Collective Action
Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
New York Public Library releases more than 180K photographs, postcards, other public domain items in downloadable high-resolution  —  New York Public Library Invites a Deep Digital Dive  —  Mansion Maniac, a whimsical online toy created by the New York Public Library, may seem like envy bait for the real-estate have-nots.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
NBCU's ad-free comedy subscription service Seeso launches with more than 2K hours original content for $4 a month  —  NBCU's Comedy Subscription Service For Cord Cutters, Seeso, Goes Live  —  Seeso, NBCUniversal's oddly named subscription service aimed at cord cutters, is now live.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
The Atlantic to launch new politics section and election hub, will triple reporting, events, and business staffs as it absorbs some National Journal staff  —  The Atlantic to launch new politics section, election hub  —  The Atlantic is launching a new politics section and election hub …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
AP removes images of God-as-terrorist Charlie Hebdo cover  —  One year ago, the Associated Press was among the outlets that censored certain cartoons of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo after the murderous attacks on its Paris offices.  “None of the images distributed by AP showed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nexstar, Media General Agree On Merger Terms, But Meredith Won't Go Away  —  After a somewhat unorthodox courtship.  Nexstar Broadcasting and Media General Inc. are set to merge - but they'll have to spurn another suitor to get the deal done.  —  Nexstar has for weeks made a concerted effort …
Reuters:
Time Warner Cable says up to 320K customers' email passwords may have been stolen, it's not yet sure how data was obtained  —  Time Warner Cable says up to 320,000 customers' data may have been stolen  —  Time Warner Cable Inc said on Wednesday up to 320,000 customers may have had their email passwords stolen.
Ilaria Maria Sala / Guardian:
Hong Kong bookshops pull politically sensitive titles after publishers vanish  —  Suspected abduction of five booksellers prompts fears of mounting self-censorship in face of mainland crackdown on ‘salacious’ publications  —  One of Hong Kong's leading international bookshop chains …
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
ProPublica becomes first major news site on the dark web, running as a hidden service on the Tor network, offering stronger privacy than SSL to readers  —  PROPUBLICA LAUNCHES THE DARK WEB'S FIRST MAJOR NEWS SITE  —  The so-called dark web, for all its notoriety as a haven for criminals and drug dealers …
Discussion: @juliaangwin
 
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
The New York Times experiments with online polling while remaining skeptical about achieving random samples as more people abandon landlines
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Poland's president signs media law despite EU concerns
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Alexis Ohanian / reddit:
Reddit self-publishes Ask Me Anything: Volume One featuring AMAs in digital and 10K print editions
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
In rethinking the future of the Maynard Institute, there are no shortcuts and no direct answers
Discussion: @mollydeaguiar
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Las Vegas Review-Journal names Glenn Cook interim editor
Patrick Frater / Variety:
Major League Baseball to Stream Live in China Via LeTV
Biz Carson / Business Insider:
Sources: Yahoo to lay off at least 10%, or 1,000+ employees including some in media division, as early as this month