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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
During congressional hearing, Facebook's general counsel said 120K Instagram posts from Russian-linked accounts reached 16M Americans from Oct '16 to election — Facebook detailed the extent of Russia's election interference campaign on Instagram today during its second congressional hearing.
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Lawmakers release a sampling of Russian Facebook ads placed during and after campaign — Lawmakers on Wednesday released a trove of ads that Russian operatives bought on Facebook, providing the fullest picture yet of how foreign actors sought to promote Republican Donald Trump …
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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Internal document: Twitter offered Russia Today 15% “share of voice” on 2016 US election advertising for $3M, while CNN held 56% and Fox 32%; RT declined — Twitter wanted RT to spend big ahead of the 2016 US election, offering a significant portion of its election-related ad inventory in return.
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook says Clinton and Trump campaigns spent combined $81M on ads on the platform, compared to $46K spent by Russian Internet Research Agency — Russian information troll farm the Internet Research Agency spent just .05 percent as much on Facebook ads as Hillary Clinton …
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Los Angeles Times:
Six women, including actress Olivia Munn, have accused filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual harassment and assault — Natasha Henstridge was watching a movie on Brett Ratner's couch when she fell asleep. She was a 19-year-old fashion model; he was an up-and-coming music video director in his early 20s.
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CNNMoney:
Memo: NPR's Senior Vice President of News Michael Oreskes has resigned over allegations of sexual harassment — NPR's senior vice president of news Michael Oreskes resigned on Wednesday amid allegations of sexual harassment and improper behavior in his past. — “I am deeply sorry to the people I hurt.
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
During a conference call, Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley said Bill O'Reilly did approach the company but said they have “no interest” in hiring him — During a conference call with Wall Street analysts, Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley fielded a question …
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Erich Schwartzel / Wall Street Journal:
Disney sets tough rules for theaters showing The Last Jedi: a 65% cut of ticket revenue for studio, a four-week minimum run, and a 5% penalty for violations — Exhibitors say the studio's top-secret terms are the most onerous they have ever seen — LOS ANGELES—The box-office domination of the …
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BBC:
Three more men have alleged that actor Kevin Spacey sexually harassed or assaulted them; one was a teenager when the incident happened — A man has said he was left traumatised after waking up to find Hollywood star Kevin Spacey lying on him when he was a teenager in the 1980s.
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In Q3, NYT adds 154K net digital-only subscribers, up 14% YoY; Cooking app, which launched early in the quarter, adds 23K subscribers; revenue up 6% YoY — NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)— The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) announced today third-quarter 2017 diluted earnings per share …
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Tripp Mickle / Wall Street Journal:
Apple changed its standard iPhone review PR strategy for the iPhone X, prioritizing YouTubers and celebrities over established names in tech journalism — ‘Unusual’ change in strategy means latest phone got less testing than most of its predecessors before reviews could be published
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Snap Maps, Snapchat's location-sharing feature, provided users with real-time footage of the terror attack in Manhattan on Tuesday — During Tuesday's terror attacks in Lower Manhattan, in which a driver in a pickup truck killed eight people and injured 11, Snap Maps, the location-sharing feature …
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