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9:00 AM ET, February 19, 2016

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Gerry Shih / Associated Press:
New Chinese rule bans foreign companies from publishing online without state approval and licensing, requires mainland servers, starting March 10  —  China requires approval for foreign firms to publish online … BEIJING (AP) — A new Chinese regulation announced this week …
Axegrinder / Press Gazette:
Huffington Post Editor-in-Chief Stephen Hull suggests unpaid articles are more authentic than paid-for stories, which is “something to be proud of”  —  Stephen Hull and the blockheads: Backlash against HuffPo ed's claim unpaid articles are ‘more authentic’
Discussion: New Statesman and @jimspencesport
James Rainey / Variety:
Source: Nicole Seligman to step down as president of Sony Entertainment and Sony Corp. of America next month  —  Nicole Seligman Stepping Down as President of Sony Entertainment  —  Nicole Seligman, president of both Sony Entertainment and Sony Corp. of America, is stepping down from the twin posts …
Madeline Welsh / Nieman Lab:
Guardian compares covering dog show on Periscope and Facebook Live, finds more initial engagement on Periscope, more eventual reach on Facebook Live  —  What The Guardian learned from comparing Facebook Live and Periscope for event coverage  —  It was a dramatic night at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Jose Antonio Vargas is launching #EmergingUS outside the L.A. Times, aiming to crowdfund $1M  —  “Five years ago, I took the biggest risk of my life.  Last year, I made a film called White People.  In 2016, I want to talk about us,” the voice of journalist and activist Jose Antonio Vargas announced …
Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: after launching a year ago, Sling TV now has more than 600K subscribers; Chief Executive Roger Lynch says “vast majority” are not pay-TV subscribers  —  Dish Network's Sling TV Has More Than 600,000 Subscribers  —  Hasn't been breaking out the subscribers publicly for Sling TV since launch a year ago
Discussion: Digital Trends
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Colin Lecher / The Verge:
FCC votes 3-2 to proceed with plan to give customers more choice over cable TV set-top boxes; proposal now moves into comment period  —  The FCC just took the first big step toward changing the cable box business  —  In a three-to-two vote, the FCC has decided to move ahead with a proposal …
Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code:
Vevo CEO Erik Huggers says company is working on a paid music video subscription service, could launch this year  —  Vevo Is Working on a Paid Music Video Subscription Service (Video)  —  The Internet's dominant music video service is working on a subscription offering.
Elspeth Reeve / New Republic:
How Tumblr's teen comedy geniuses find fame, build audiences, outsmart ad networks, strike it rich, then lose it all, without adults ever noticing  —  The Secret Lives of Tumblr Teens
George Slefo / Ad Age:
Sources: Google's AMP initiative to speed mobile pages to launch Wednesday, with Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed, and Washington Post among those participating  —  Official Launch Date for Google AMP Confirmed  —  Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages Is Launching Feb. 24, Ad Age Has Learned
Drip:
Drip, which provided subscription services and communities for musicians and fans, announces it will close on March 18  —  A Letter from the Founders of Drip  —  We have a tough message to share today: We've decided to conclude the Drip platform on March 18.
 
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Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
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Discussion: @schmalie
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BBC banned from leading news bulletins on opinion polls during EU referendum campaign
Discussion: Guardian
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Netflix updated its recommendation algorithms to highlight titles based on global viewing habits earlier this year, ditching regional approach
Discussion: Tubefilter
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SBNation blames breakdown in editorial process for its briefly available profile of ex-police officer and convicted rapist Daniel Holtzclaw
 

 
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Gavin Anderegg / anderegg.ca:
Bluesky is working to become fully decentralized but it could take years amid financial concerns as it makes money only by selling domains for usernames

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: T-Mobile's network was among the systems hacked by the China-linked Salt Typhoon group, and some foreign telecommunications firms were also compromised

Morgan Meaker / Wired:
A profile of and an interview with Aura Salla, a former Meta lobbyist turned EU Parliament member, who says the EU's Big Tech regulation went too far, too fast
 
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