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9:30 PM ET, March 23, 2018

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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
A week after Cambridge Analytica and despite #deletefacebook, Facebook app installs did not drop, no big advertisers quit, and analysts recommend buying the dip  —  As Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal spiraled into chaos this week, a frantic hail of notes from Wall Street analysts …
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Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Four lawsuits against Facebook by its users and shareholders have been filed in federal courts so far after Cambridge Analytica revelations  —  The lawsuits are piling up against Facebook in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data misuse and political ad targeting scandal.
Hannah Summers / The Guardian:
Eighteen investigators, including some from the UK's Information Commissioner's Office, raid Cambridge Analytica London offices after search warrant granted  —  Records held by the London-based company to be secured amid allegations it may have illegally acquired data
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Tumblr confirms 84 accounts linked to Internet Research Agency and has begun emailing users who interacted with them; accounts were ID'd and deleted last fall  —  Tumblr has confirmed that Kremlin trolls were active on its platform during the 2016 US presidential elections.
Ina Fried / Axios:
Craigslist pulls all personal ads after passage of sex-trafficking bill FOSTA, says any tool or service can be misused and that it can't take such risk  —  Online classified site Craigslist has pulled its entire personal ad section after Congress passed a new sex-trafficking bill that puts more liability on Web sites.
Dave Cullen / Vanity Fair:
Profile of the social-media content studio started by Parkland school shooting survivors and their allies, with the hope to keep #neveragain in the conversation  —  In an undisclosed strip-mall location, the survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High shooting—and a few key alumni allies …
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The Guardian:
Student journalists from Marjory Stoneman Douglas will guest edit the Guardian US for 48 hours starting today and oversee coverage of March for Our Lives  —  Guardian US has invited student journalists from the Florida high school where 17 people were shot dead to direct our coverage of March for Our Lives …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
John Bolton is the third TV commentator in eight days hired by the White House, continuing a trend of placing TV faces in positions of consequence  —  Less than an hour after President Trump named John R. Bolton as his new national security adviser on Thursday, Mr. Bolton made an appearance …
Discussion: CNN, @mccormackjohn, Mediaite and CNNMoney
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Medium is rewarding select authors with $100 cash bonuses for high-quality posts in important topic areas, chosen by its editors  —  A year ago, publishing platform Medium debuted a new business model where readers could pay a monthly fee to access exclusive, curated content …
Discussion: @hunterwalk, @blam and @hunterwalk
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS News and BBC News intend to open a joint news bureau in Johannesburg, another development in the newsgathering partnership struck in July 2017  —  CBS News and BBC News intend to open a joint news bureau in Johannesburg, South Africa, one of the more significant developments …
Discussion: CBS News and TVNewser
 
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Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
About 2M Spotify users, or 2.3% of users of its free service, are avoiding ads via modified apps or accounts, according to Spotify's IPO filing
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ABC News will launch “Start Here”, a daily 20-minute podcast hosted by Brad Mielke on March 28; it will feature 4-6 stories and on-location reporting
Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable
New York Times:
Turkey's Dogan Media, the owner of Hurriyet, CNN Turk, and other outlets, has been sold to a pro-government company, likely further limiting media independence
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
The Atlantic launches a family vertical, the first to have a Facebook group and newsletter, with coverage across its site, magazine, podcasts, videos, events
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Paresh Dave / Wired:
Google says it wouldn't force its device makers, browser, and wireless carrier licensees to distribute Gemini to US users for three years, in a proposed remedy

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