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Facebook requests input on hard questions about censorship, such as removing false news, and plans to begin explaining how it's addressing each question — How should Facebook decide what's allowed on its social network, and how to balance safety and truth with diverse opinions and cultural norms?
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Facebook details its process to fight terrorism: AI including image matching, increased human intervention to flag posts and remove accounts, partnerships, more — By Monika Bickert, Director of Global Policy Management, and Brian Fishman, Counterterrorism Policy Manager
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Filings: Spotify reaches 140M MAUs as 2016 revenue grew over 50% YoY to $3.3B, with a net loss of $601M; firm agrees to pay big labels $2B+ over next two years — The streaming service posted revenue of $3.3 billion last year; it has promised big checks in exchange for better rates.


CNN files lawsuit against FBI seeking Comey's memos about his talks with Trump, accusing the agency of violating the federal FOI Act — Washington (CNN)In federal court Thursday, CNN filed a lawsuit seeking to force the FBI to turn over former director James Comey's memos documenting his conversations with President Donald Trump.
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Federal appeals court removes temporary stay that could have complicated Sinclair Broadcast's acquisition of Tribune Media — The federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. has removed a temporary regulatory hurdle to Sinclair Broadcast Group's $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media.
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A month after the death of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas, a group of publications and organizations are campaigning for journalists' protection — “It is a problem that is affecting fundamental human rights of all Mexicans — the right to freedom of expression, the rights to access information."
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Interview with Rachel Maddow on Trump, her show and deal with MSNBC, Roger Ailes, trust in media, working in TV, and unplugging — How America's wonkiest anchor cut through the chaos of the Trump administration and became the most trusted name in news — Rachel Maddow sprints onto the set …
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How some hyperpartisan websites use vitriol to fuel donations to political PACs, and how both the sites and PACs have ties to a Washington, DC, lawyer — DC lawyer Dan Backer has pioneered a model that uses hyperpartisan news sites to drive donations, petition sign-ups, and publicity for his PACs.
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Village Voice proposes updating union rules to slash child care and benefits to parents, eliminate severance pay, more — When Peter Barbey, a member of one of America's 50 richest families, bought the Village Voice in 2015, hopes were high for a financial and cultural revival of the legendary paper.


Yahoo Esports to stop updating after June 16 due to Oath realignment after Verizon-Yahoo deal — To our readers and viewers: — Unfortunately, Yahoo Esports will no longer be updated after this Friday (June 16th). As Yahoo Sports becomes part of Oath, they are focusing on aligning …
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Social video app Musical.ly launches a series of short original shows, after signing deals with Hearst, NBCUniversal, and Viacom — Musical.ly, the lip-syncing social video app popular among teen girls, is stirring professionally produced content into its mix of user-generated content.
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Changing course, Netflix says it'll “never outgrow” fight for net neutrality, after CEO Hastings said company was big enough that issue didn't pose a big risk — Even thought its CEO said otherwise — After a few months of wishy-washy statements on net neutrality indicating …
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