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Sources: Harvey Weinstein has settled at least eight sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact cases; staff describe a code of silence around allegations — Two decades ago, the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein invited Ashley Judd to the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel …
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In statement, Harvey Weinstein apologizes and says he's planning a leave of absence from his company to “deal with this issue head on” — The New York Times received the following statement from Harvey Weinstein responding to allegations about his treatment of women in Hollywood.
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Sources: The Weinstein Co. board has called an emergency meeting; Harvey's brother, Bob Weinstein, and COO David Glasser may take control — Co-chairman Bob Weinstein and COO David Glasser could take over the company under one proposal being discussed. — Can Harvey Weinstein survive …
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Documents shed light on how Breitbart News under Steve Bannon defined and boosted the alt-right and white nationalism, aided by editor Milo Yiannopoulos — In August, after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville ended in murder, Steve Bannon insisted that “there's no room in American society” …
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Ron Clements / Sporting News:
Quarterback Cam Newton apologizes for mocking a female reporter's question, after he drew rebukes from the NFL and media groups and lost a sponsor — Cam Newton has apologized for his “degrading and disrespectful” word choice when he said Wednesday it was “funny” to hear a female reporter ask about pass routes.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: early drafts of Facebook's April 27 report on election manipulation included references to Russia that were cut at the urging of legal and policy teams — The drafting of the report sparked internal debate over how much information to disclose about Russian influence campaigns on the social network
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Analysis of six Facebook pages linked to Russian accounts, including Blacktivists and Secured Borders, shows ~19M interactions with posts — A Columbia University social media analyst has published his findings about the reach and engagement achieved by Russia-linked Facebook pages during the 2016 election.
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Bloomberg:
Facebook requested blanket exemption from FEC over political ad disclosures for many years until changing course in 2017 — In 2011, company said FEC shouldn't stand in way of innovation — Russian meddling prompts calls for political ad transparency — Facebook Inc. is pledging greater …
Axios:
Facebook steps up efforts to answer questions about its role in Russian election meddling, with print ads, lobbying, outreach by Campbell Brown and Liz Spayd
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook tests button to provide additional context on links in News Feed, such as the publisher's Wikipedia entry, trending information, and related articles
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Jack Nicas / Wall Street Journal:
Source: YouTube accelerates rollout of update to search after criticism of misinformation, hate, and conspiracy videos after Las Vegas shooting and NFL protests — Debunked claims appear in top 5 videos for people seeking news about shooting, NFL anthem protests
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Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:
Netflix is raising prices in US starting today: standard $9.99 plan will be $10.99/month; premium $11.99 plan will be $13.99/month; $7.99 plan does not change — Netflix will raise prices for its US subscribers starting Thursday, the company confirmed to Business Insider.
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ProPublica:
Pro Publica announces Local Reporting Network, paying salary for one investigative reporter through 2018 at up to six news outlets in cities with <1M population — Over the past several years, economic pressures have reduced the ability of local and regional news organizations to support accountability reporting.
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Rob Malda:
On Slashdot's 20th anniversary, cofounder Rob Malda reflects on the site's early days — I registered the domain name ‘Slashdot.org’ 20 years ago today. I really had no idea. — Jeff chipped in a few bucks for the fees. Kathleen told me the name was stupid. I thought “That's kinda the point!”.
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