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Kerry Flynn / Mashable:
Twitter sues the Trump administration after Customs and Border Protection tries to compel the social network to reveal the identity behind @alt_USCIS account — So remember how President Donald Trump (a.k.a. @realDonaldTrump) loves Twitter and credits it with helping him win the election?
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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 …
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Brian Raftery / Wired:
Oral history of Funny or Die as it turns ten, as told by its co-founders, CEO, writers, directors, producers, and celebrities — When Funny or Die launched on April 12, 2007, with “The Landlord”—a supercheap two-minute sketch pitting Will Ferrell against a swearing toddler …
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@emilysteel
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.
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John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: FCC Chairman tells trade groups of plans to update net neutrality rules created under Obama, wants to keep basic principles but move enforcement to FTC — Republican could make his plans public as soon as this month — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai laid …
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Business Insider and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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.
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Max Willens / Digiday:
The Strategist, New York magazine's e-commerce brand, has seen affiliate revenue from product sales grow 450% YoY but wouldn't share the total dollar figure — New York magazine has been giving its print subscribers shopping recommendations for five decades.
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 …
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook's head of video, Fidji Simo, says one in five videos shared are Live videos, with Live broadcasting daily watch time growing 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 …
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Adweek, Fidji Simo and @joshconstine, more at Techmeme »
Mike Rosenberg / The Seattle Times:
Top editor of Tacoma's News Tribune, Karen Peterson, resigns as newspaper prepares for cuts of at least 10 jobs from staff of about 65 — The paper is also preparing for a more digital-focused strategy as part of a plan with its corporate owners.
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@melissasantos1
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 …
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