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4:25 PM ET, April 6, 2017

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Ben Popper / The Verge:
YouTube says it will only allow channels with 10K lifetime views to monetize videos, to help make sure revenue flows only to those who play by the rules  —  The rule change is meant to weed out bad actors  —  Five years ago, YouTube opened their partner program to everyone.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Spotify is considering directly listing its shares on a public exchange in September, instead of a traditional IPO  —  Music-streaming service considers a direct listing, bypassing the typical public-offering script  —  Music-streaming service Spotify AB is readying an initial public offering that is expected by year-end.
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Facebook will roll out a new guide tomorrow at the top of its News Feed to help users spot “false news” in 14 countries, including US, UK, and Germany  —  What the new educational tool will look like in News Feed.  —  In its latest move to help blunt the flow of misinformation on its platform …
Tony Romm / Recode:
Twitter sues Trump administration after it tries to compel site to reveal identity of @alt_USCIS, an account critical of immigration policies  —  The lawsuit filed Thursday contends the government is threatening free speech.  —  Twitter is suing the Trump administration after it tried …
Sami Main / Adweek:
Business Insider debuts The Bottom Line, a weekly business news show hosted by CEO Henry Blodget that will stream on Twitter and Facebook  —  Henry Blodget hosts The Bottom Line on Facebook and Twitter  —  Henry Blodget, the global editor in chief and CEO at Business Insider, is making the leap into market-driven business news TV.
Discussion: @adweek and @stevekovach
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Showtime makes its entire library available for offline viewing on mobile devices  —  Showtime will now allow subscribers to download its programming for offline viewing on mobile devices - following similar moves by Netflix and Amazon.  The network says its entire library will be supported …
Miriam Elder / BuzzFeed:
Baltnews, a network of Russian-language news sites in the Baltics, is secretly owned by the Kremlin-backed holding that runs RT and Sputnik, investigation finds  —  The investigation, by Latvia's Re:Baltica journalism center, found that via a number of vehicles registered in the Netherlands and Russia …
Max Willens / Digiday:
The Strategist, New York magazine's e-commerce brand, has seen affiliate revenue from product sales grow 450% over the past year, but won't say to how much  —  New York magazine has been giving its print subscribers shopping recommendations for five decades.
Discussion: @digiday and Adweek
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
How children's book publishers, which aren't used to weighing issues of partisan division and bias, are navigating the tricky landscape of writing about Trump  —  On Nov. 10, Beth Sutinis sat at her desk in Brooklyn with a big task looming.  As the executive editor for the children's division …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook's head of video Fidji Simo says one in five videos shared are Live videos, up 4x in the past year  —  While most people still aren't sure what to broadcast, and some have misused the format for unsavory or criminal purposes, Facebook now says one-fifth of the videos share on its network are now Live videos.
Annie Karni / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh dined with Trump at the WH on March 23; source says Fox's Jeanine Pirro also had dinner at the WH a week before Trump endorsed her show on Twitter  —  President Donald Trump, who often spends weeknights alone cooped up in the White House, has recently wined and dined some of the biggest names in right-wing media.
 
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The Nation:
The Nation launches a confidential tips resource, adopting encrypted tools like WhatsApp, Signal, and PGP for whistleblowers
Discussion: Talking New Media
David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:
How ProPublica responded to the White House press secretary's insult by defending its journalism and promoting its work in tweets, boosting followers 10%
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
O'Reilly's “hotline defense” is ludicrous: a Fox News culture of fear would prevent a sexually harassed woman from calling an internal hotline
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Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
Russia's Sputnik hires former Breitbart News reporter Lee Stranahan to launch a radio show
Ben Popper / The Verge:
YouTube's $35/mo TV streaming service debuts in Los Angeles, NYC, Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Francisco Bay area, with 4 major networks, 40+ cable channels
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson are retiring, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's chief legal officer, will replace Adams in March

A.J. Vicens / Reuters:
US and Canadian authorities warn that Chinese hackers are using the Brickstorm malware to install backdoor access within unnamed government and IT entities

Shashwat Chauhan / Reuters:
The US CFTC announces that spot crypto asset contracts will begin trading for the first time on CFTC-registered futures exchanges
 
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