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Sources: Russian Internet Research Agency linked to one fake Twitter account and one fake Facebook account using “blacktivist” name; FB account had 360K likes — Russia bought Black Lives Matter ad on Facebook — A social media campaign calling itself “Blacktivist” …
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Twitter finds Russia Today purchased $274K in ads and promoted 1,823 tweets in US in 2016, and pledges to work with FEC and Congress on political ad disclosure — Earlier this summer we outlined some of our work to combat bots and networks of manipulation on Twitter.
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Tony Romm / Recode:
Twitter told Congressional investigators it found ~200 Russia-linked accounts with 22 directly matching the 470 accounts Facebook identified — The company met with House and Senate investigators who are probing Russian interference in the 2016 election. — Twitter has found roughly 200 …
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Tony Romm / Recode:
Sen. Mark Warner, top Democrat on Senate Intel Committee, said Twitter's briefing on Russian accounts was “inadequate” and “deeply disappointing”
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Hadas Gold / CNNMoney:
Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman warns of retaliation if the US takes action against Russian government-funded media
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Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
Oxford University researchers find Twitter bots spread misinfo and propaganda at higher rates in 2016 battleground states in 10-day period around Election Day
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
ACLU challenges DoJ warrants for Facebook account information of users involved in anti-Trump protests, arguing the requests are overbroad — Three Facebook users are challenging newly disclosed search warrants for their account information, arguing that the warrants are overbroad …
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CNN, LawNewz, KTLA, New York Post, Fortune, ACLU of DC, Engadget and Fast Company, more at Techmeme »
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple says iPhone 7 and 8 don't have FM radio chips, after FCC chairman Ajit Pai urges Apple to activate iPhone FM radio chips to help after natural disasters — Amidst renewed pressure from the National Association of Broadcasters, FCC chairman Ajit Pai has now issued a statement urging Apple …
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Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
Chartbeat survey shows Google AMP and Facebook Instant Articles deliver promised faster load times but ad revenue and audience increases remain in question — For publishers, Google's AMP and Facebook's Instant Articles are two different efforts with the same goal: creating a faster …
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Hadas Gold / CNNMoney:
Reporters face damaged infrastructure, spotty electricity and phone service, and difficulty finding gas, food, and water while covering Puerto Rico — Reporting from Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria has been one of the toughest assignments for journalists …
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Columbia Journalism Review, @michelletoh235, @amandadickson, The Root, @joshuachavers, The Week, CNNMoney and Fast Company
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Podcast startup Anchor raises $10M Series A led by GV for its audio broadcasting app, which makes it easy for creators to record and distribute audio — A recent spate of investments in the podcast space continues today with news that Anchor has raised $10 million in a series A round of funding led by Google's venture capital arm, GV.
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TechCrunch, Anchor - Medium, AlleyWatch, The Industry Observer and RAIN News, more at Techmeme »
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
News Corp's Wall Street Journal is ending print editions in Europe and Asia, with final print edition in Europe on Friday, and in Asia a week later — Reduction of paper's print presence comes amid broad reorganization of the Journal's editorial structure — The Wall Street Journal …
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Press Gazette, The Guardian, The Drum and Bloomberg
Katie Roof / TechCrunch:
Roku shares close at $23.50, up 67.86% from IPO price of $14, valuing the firm at ~$2.2B — Content streaming company Roku saw its shares surge 67.86% on its first day of trading. — After pricing its IPO at $14 and then opening the day at $15.78, Roku shares closed at $23.50.
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Los Angeles Times, Talking Biz News, CNBC, Forbes and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
How Politifact staffers worked to build trust with Tulsa Republican leaders by describing sourcing methods and more in a meeting — TULSA, Oklahoma — The Wi-Fi password at the Tulsa County Republican headquarters is Reagan2016. Capital R, no dashes. — It was there …
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@mantzarlis and @jpgillin
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Q&A with Gretchen Carlson on life after bringing down Roger Ailes, her advocacy work, new book, and Donald Trump — A year after her lawsuit, the former Fox & Friends host has reinvented herself as a women's rights activist: “I felt if I didn't do it, who was going to?”
Mic:
The Onion's Editor-in-Chief Cole Bolton and executive editor Ben Berkley resign; source says moves are due to tensions over site's direction under Univision — Two top editors at the Onion, a satirical news site, have resigned and will leave the company next month, the company confirmed to Mic.
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