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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress “within a matter of weeks” — Zuckerberg says he's open to testifying before Congress — After repeated calls for him to do so, Mark Zuckerberg has decided he will testify before Congress.
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Shona Ghosh / Business Insider:
Facebook says Zuckerberg won't answer UK politicians' questions over data scandal, will send CTO Mike Schroepfer and chief product officer Chris Cox instead — - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has refused calls from British politicians to appear before a parliamentary inquiry and explain …
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman invites top Facebook, Google, and Twitter execs to an April 10 hearing on the “future of data privacy and social media” — A panel of Senate lawmakers aims to grill the top executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter next month …
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Sara Salinas / CNBC:
FTC says it has an open non-public probe into Facebook's privacy practices; a violation of consent decree signed in 2011 could carry a penalty of $40K/violation
FTC says it has an open non-public probe into Facebook's privacy practices; a violation of consent decree signed in 2011 could carry a penalty of $40K/violation
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BuzzFeed:
The FBI has a report written by ex-British agent Christopher Steele claiming that RT founder Mikhail Lesin's death was not an accident and that he was killed — The author of the famous Trump dossier provided a secret report to the FBI asserting that RT founder Mikhail Lesin was bludgeoned …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Turner Sports is launching Bleacher Report Live, a sports streaming service carrying thousands of live sporting events, in April; pricing to be announced — ‘Queer Eye’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix March 26, 2018 — Get the Magazine — The most trusted provider of news and information to the entertainment industry.
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Joe Nocera / Bloomberg:
Heath Freeman, the 37-year-old president of Alden Global Capital, the firm which recently purchased the Boston Herald, is the Gordon Gekko of newspapers — The reality is even worse: This raider sinks decimated newsrooms' revenue into bad investments. — Heath Freeman, the 37-year-old …
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Aaron Rich, brother of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich, files lawsuit against The Washington Times and number of others for spreading conspiracy theories — This is why the Seth Rich conspiracy won't disappear — The brother of Seth Rich, the slain Democratic National Committee staffer whose …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
American Media Inc., publisher of The National Enquirer, has created a ~100 page magazine devoted to fawning coverage of Trump ally Prince Mohammed bin Salman — A nearly 100-page magazine published by Donald Trump's allies at American Media Inc. is providing a different kind of celebrity gossip …
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix is frustrating the traditional Hollywood studios by poaching their talent and driving up pay, offering $400K for publicist roles alone — Streaming service rewrites pay rules, aided by soaring growth — Netflix Inc. has turned heads in Hollywood by spending billions …
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Business Insider, @ourand_sbj, @lucas_shaw and @gerryfsmith
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Google revamps its Play Store and Play Movies & TV app to show users where they can stream content from 28 streaming services, not including Netflix — Google is promoting Android streaming-media apps from partners — including HBO, Amazon, Hulu, ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC …
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Fox News anchor Sean Hannity criticizes “60 Minutes” interview with Stormy Daniels, calls Anderson Cooper “creepy” and Jeff Zucker the “king of porn” — Fox News fire breather Sean Hannity didn't care for Stormy Daniels' interview on “60 Minutes” Sunday.
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A.J. Katz / Adweek:
Politico unveils its redesigned website, which has seen 30% YoY growth in traffic and averages 26M+ uniques a month — The new site launches today — When Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown returned to the prominent American political journalism outlet as editor in 2016, redesigning Politico.com was near the top of her “to-do list.”
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@bdayspring and @jeremymbarr
Charles V. Bagli / New York Times:
Fair housing groups sue Facebook, saying its ad targeting tools still allow discrimination against certain groups, including disabled veterans, single mothers — Fair housing groups filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday saying that Facebook continues to discriminate against certain groups …
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
US district court dismisses suit against YouTube from conservative nonprofit PragerU that claimed YouTube is a public forum that can't restrict access to videos — A judge holds that YouTube isn't a “public forum” run by a “state actor.” — Google has prevailed in a lawsuit that alleged YouTube …