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4:20 AM ET, September 27, 2017

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Garett Sloane / Ad Age:
Twitter says it's expanding tweet limit to 280 characters from 140 as part of test for some users  —  Twitter's 140-character limit died today after a long battle with Facebook.  It is survived by brands, publishers and personalities, who will miss its insistence on wit and getting to the point.
Patrick Brzeski / Hollywood Reporter:
Chinese censors pull much anticipated film with no explanation at the last minute, local media coverage scrubbed from internet, outraging the industry  —  Marketing efforts and ticket presales for Feng Xiaogang's ‘Youth’ were already well advanced when authorities suddenly blocked its release, offering no explanation.
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Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
China has broadly blocked WhatsApp, including basic text messages on the service, following its mid-July crackdown on WhatsApp video chats, multimedia messages
BuzzFeed:
In an invitation-only speech, Jeff Sessions says DoJ will intervene more in campus free speech cases; students and faculty protested nearby, claiming hypocrisy  —  Law school faculty and students protested outside as Sessions gave a speech at Georgetown University Law School …
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Amazon says YouTube is no longer available on Echo Show; Google cites implementation violates TOS, Amazon says there is no technical reason for the decision  —  Goodbye, cooking lessons and music videos  —  Amazon and Google are in a not-so-fun fight.  Google has apparently decided …
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Sources: Hearst outbid Meredith Corp. for Rodale, publisher of Women's Health, Men's Health, and Runner's World, with an offer of $250M+  —  Hearst is said to have outbid Meredith Corp.  —  Rodale's New York office.  —  Hearst Magazines is said to be the leading contender to buy Rodale …
Discussion: New York Post and Mediawire
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Late night comedians Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel focus more on politics than hosts did in the past and take sides on issues  —  The job of a late-night comedian was once so straightforward: Give Americans something to laugh about so they can forget about their workday worries.
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
PolitiFact staffers are visiting conservative cities including Tulsa, OK; Mobile, AL; and Charleston, WV, reaching out to people who doubt the site's work  —  TULSA, Oklahoma — It all started with a tailgate.  Well, kind of.  —  “The genesis of the idea came from a brainstorming meeting in Washington …
Pete Vernon / Columbia Journalism Review:
Reporters should eschew euphemisms like “racially charged” when describing Trump's behavior, language, and label it what it is: racism  —  New England Patriots players kneeling on sidelines with arms linked during National Anthem at Gillette Stadium on September 24.
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Spokesperson says Facebook can't say yet whether Russians bought election ads in France and Germany but emphasizes company's work removing fake accounts  —  German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg.  —  Frank Rumpenhorst / AFP / Getty Images
Discussion: @craigsilverman, @pierre and NPR
 
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