Mediagazer: Alt-right's Jack Posobiec and Chuck Johnson claim Breitbart is caving to the left and losing influence, cite resignation of Milo Yiannopoulos as turning point (Charlie Warzel/BuzzFeed)

4:35 PM ET, June 7, 2017

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Mark Scott / New York Times:

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Maureen Ryan / Variety:

Planet of the Apps review: Apple's foray into original content is “bland, tepid” and a “barely competent knock-off of Shark Tank” — These days, there's an almost endless array of reasons for TV executives to feel anxiety, and for some time, one of the most ulcer-inducing prospects …

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Lisa Richwine / Reuters:
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Jake Swearingen / New York Magazine:

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Edward Snowden / Freedom of the Press Foundation:
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Joe Uchill / The Hill:
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The Intercept:
Intercept statement on FBI affidavit and search warrant for Reality Winner: documents contain unproven assertions, warranting skepticism

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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:

Alt-right's Jack Posobiec and Chuck Johnson claim Breitbart is caving to the left and losing influence, cite resignation of Milo Yiannopoulos as turning point — On Monday morning, Breitbart News fired staffer Katie McHugh, following a series of incendiary weekend tweets broadcast in the wake of the London Bridge terror attack.

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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
MediaRadar shows Breitbart ads down nearly 90% in three months with 26 brands advertising in May down from 242 in March

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Matt Grubs / Santa Fe Reporter:

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Sam Shead / Business Insider:

Sources: Unilad founder Alex Partridge wins legal battle against current management that could force sale of site — - “Facebook genius” Alex Partridge founded Unilad in 2010. — He gave Liam Harrington and Sam Bentley 66% of the company in 2013, before being ousted out.

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Facebook announces support for closed captions on Live broadcasts, says pubs can create their own via Live API or use a third-party captioning firm — Over 38 million people in the US are deaf or hard-of-hearing, and Facebook wants them to be able to watch the 1 in 5 of its videos that are broadcast live.

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Christopher Grant / Polygon:

Polygon launches three sites devoted to specific games: The Rift Herald for League of Legends, The Flying Courier for Data 2, and Heroes Never Die for Overwatch — Heroes Never Die, The Rift Herald and The Flying Courier — I've long been frustrated by the traditional gaming press's inability …

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Knight First Amendment Institute:

In letter, Knight First Amendment Institute demands President unblock Twitter accounts of critics, calling @realDonaldTrump a “designated public forum” — NEW YORK — In a letter sent today to President Trump, the Knight First Amendment Institute asked the President to unblock …

Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:

Blogger at neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer gets pledges of $150K to fight SPLC privacy suit claiming he organized a troll storm against a Jewish woman — The Southern Poverty Law Center is suing white supremacist Andrew Anglin of TheDailyStormer.com for letting loose an online “terror campaign” against a woman and her family.

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New York Times:

Case study: researchers show how a story moved from a parody site in 2014 to Facebook, then Russian TV, two British tabloids and on to Fox News in 2017 — Made up Russian attack on U.S. ship Invented a quote from a U.S. Air Force general Reprinted article with only hints of skepticism

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