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ESPN President John Skipper has resigned, citing a substance addiction; George Bodenheimer is taking over as acting chairman of the company — John Skipper resigned as president of ESPN and co-chairman of the Disney Media Networks on Monday. — George Bodenheimer, ESPN's president …
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Twitter's new policies on violence, abuse, and hateful conduct do not apply to military or govt entities, appearing to provide a loophole for Trump's tweets — Policies now extend to hateful imagery and to conduct both on platform and off — Twitter says it will now begin enforcing …
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Twitter suspends Britain First leader who was retweeted by Trump, amid enforcement of new policies that's led to a purge of accounts affiliated with hate groups — - Twitter has begun purging xenophobic, racist, and other accounts affiliated with hate groups and hate speech on- or offline.
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Facebook is clamping down on posts with “engagement bait”, which ask people for Likes or shares, by demoting them in the News Feed — People have told us that they dislike spammy posts on Facebook that goad them into interacting with likes, shares, comments, and other actions.
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MSNBC confirms it investigated, reprimanded Chris Matthews over inappropriate comments in 1999, and made a “separation-related payment” to an employee — A former NBC employee who worked on Chris Matthews' show and complained that the cable news star made inappropriate jokes …


Twitter is facing criticism after suspending the account of prominent Egyptian journalist and campaigner Wael Abbas for unspecified reasons — Account of blogger and campaigner who has won awards for documenting human rights abuses shut down — Twitter has faced criticism after the account …
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How Fox News commentators including Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and Jeanine Pirro create a feedback loop with President Trump to cast doubt on Mueller probe — Bernstein: Fox hosts are abetting a cover-up — An anti-Robert Mueller, anti-FBI fervor is intensifying among Trump supporters …
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A look at the campaign to buy Gawker with the help of Kickstarter, an effort many ex-Gawker employees - including Nick Denton - say they were unaware of — As many of the stories Gawker first helped break (Harvey Weinstein, Louis C.K., James Toback, Kevin Spacey) are exploding …


YouTube's subscription service, YouTube Red, has cancelled the release of Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me sequel following his sexual abuse confessions — YouTube's subscription service, YouTube Red, is losing another of its bigger names. Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock's “Super Size Me” …


Appleby, the firm at the heart of the Panama Papers scandal, has launched legal proceedings against the BBC and The Guardian and demanded docs — Offshore firm at heart of story, Appleby, is seeking damages and has demanded Guardian and BBC hand over documents


In Flint, Michigan, the local Fox, NBC, and CW affiliate stations are all run by Sinclair Broadcasting Group, with its coverage frustrating residents, activists — The conservative media giant dominates local TV in the troubled city, where people say the press hasn't raked nearly enough muck.
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Comments by Iger and Murdoch following the announcement of Disney-Fox merger show that the deal is all about streaming and battling Silicon Valley giants — Disney buying 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion — Odds are, if you're reading this story, you're a subscriber to Netflix.