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Paul Lewis / The Guardian:
How YouTube's recommendation algorithm can promote divisive clips and conspiracy videos and may have spread disinformation during the 2016 election — An ex-YouTube insider reveals how its recommendation algorithm promotes divisive clips and conspiracy videos. Did they harm Hillary Clinton's bid for the presidency?
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@shannonzkiller, @lizpelly, The Guardian, @zeynep, @profcarroll, The Guardian and @randfish
Graham Roberts / New York Times:
The New York Times launching augmented reality function in its iOS app starting next week with an article about the Winter Olympics; Android support coming soon — Something profound has happened to your camera. — Its very purpose — capturing images — has expanded to include a new role …
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Shannon Liao / The Verge:
WeChat to start issuing electronic government IDs, further cementing its dominance in China, made possible by foreign app censorship and government subsidies — The multipurpose messaging app is becoming the nation's ID system — China's most popular messaging app, WeChat …
Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central:
Amazon Prime Video and Hotstar, an Indian streaming service, are outcompeting Netflix in India through aggressive pricing and strong content libraries — Netflix hasn't altered its pricing structure for the Indian market, and it's losing ground as a result.
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FactorDaily
Jeremy Kahn / Bloomberg:
Factmata, a news-focused fact-checking startup that uses natural language processing, says Biz Stone and Craigslist cofounder Craig Newmark have invested — Twitter Inc. co-founder Biz Stone and Craigslist Inc. co-founder Craig Newmark are investing in London-based fact-checking startup Factmata, the company said Thursday.
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Nieman Lab
Jina Moore / New York Times:
Kenyan government suspends 4 TV stations following their coverage of opposition figure's “inauguration” and fails to comply with court's order to reinstate them — The Kenyan government is defying a court order to put four private television stations back on the air …
Reuters:
BBC journalist covering malnutrition crisis in Indonesia's Papua ordered to leave after the country's military said her tweets “hurt soldiers' feelings” — Ed Davies, Agustinus Beo Da Costa — JAKARTA (Reuters) - A BBC journalist on a reporting trip to cover a health …
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ABC, The Independent, @rebeccahenschke and The Jakarta Post
Chicago Sun Times:
Following Chicago Sun-Times inquiry into Richard Roeper's purchase of Twitter followers, Roeper to resume reviews and has started a new Twitter account — Sign-Up for our Newsletter — On Saturday, Jan. 27, the Chicago Sun-Times became aware of a report in the New York Times …
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The Wrap, @politico_steve, @oliverburkeman, @nickconfessore, @lukeoneil47, iMediaEthics, CBS Chicago, @jbenton and TV Tattle
Sunlight Foundation:
The Sunlight Foundation launches its Web Integrity Project, which monitors changes to government websites and works with journalists to make findings public — We're excited to announce the launch of the Web Integrity Project, a new effort that we'll be leading within Sunlight.
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@simonowens and @digiphile
Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
YouTube CEO Wojcicki promises more transparency, better appeals process for demonetization, including more human reviews, and consequences for “egregious” cases — YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki took to the service's Creator Blog last night to issue some broad goals for the year forward.
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YouTube Creator Blog, Polygon, VideoInk, Android Central, Engadget, The Verge, AndroidHeadlines.com, Tubefilter and Polygon
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Jack Nicas / Wall Street Journal:
YouTube says it will start labeling videos from state-funded broadcasters like PBS and RT, considers surfacing videos from credible sources alongside hoaxes
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Los Angeles Times, The Hill, KTLA, Fortune, The Drum, Mashable, Tubefilter, 9to5Google, TV Tattle, The New York Observer, @gallovoa, Hollywood Reporter, Telegraph, Variety, The Verge and Engadget
Alexandria Neason / Columbia Journalism Review:
Texas Monthly hires Pulitzer Prize winner Rich Oppel as ombudsman in response to CJR story about apparent deal with Bumble to promote editorial coverage — The skyline of Austin, Texas, where Texas Monthly is headquartered. Photo by KBaucherel via Pixabay — Texas Monthly is hiring an ombudsman.
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@sulliview
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
Peter Thiel told Stanford student he may turn Gawker.com into a conservative investigative reporting site if he wins bid for its assets; spokesman issues denial — Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist and Facebook board member who secretly bankrolled lawsuits to undermine Gawker Media …
Discussion:
@rmac18 and @l0stsandal
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
One of three founding partners of Charles Harder's law firm quits, says work for Trump and Hulk Hogan didn't square with interest in defending First Amendment — Media client concerns about the firm's docket contributed to Douglas Mirell's decision to leave.
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@theperezhilton, @rmac18, @vogon and @johnjcook
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