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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Police say one woman, now dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound, shot three others at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, one of whom is in serious condition — San Bruno received multiple 911 calls from headquarters, report says — At least four people were shot at YouTube's headquarters …
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Michelle Broder Van Dyke / BuzzFeed:
YouTube shooter Nasim Aghdam had denounced the platform for age-restricting and demonetizing her videos; her father warned police she might visit YouTube HQ — The woman posted frequently on the video sharing platform about animal cruelty, vegan recipes, and said she believed YouTube was discriminating against her.
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Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Twitter account of YouTube product manager Vadim Lavrusik was hacked and shared fake news during YouTube HQ shooting; Twitter deleted hoax tweets from account — As Twitter users searched for news about today's shooting at YouTube headquarters, hackers were actively compromising a verified employee account to spread misinformation.
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Mark Zuckerberg to testify before House Energy and Commerce Committee on April 11, first of three potential hearings in Congress, about Facebook's data privacy — Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg will testify before a key House committee next week, the panel said Wednesday …
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Alex Stamos / Facebook Newsroom:
Facebook deletes 70 FB accounts, 138 FB Pages, and 65 Instagram accounts run by Russia's Internet Research Agency this morning, shares samples of IRA content — This morning we removed 70 Facebook and 65 Instagram accounts — as well as 138 Facebook Pages — that were controlled by the Russia-based Internet Research Agency (IRA).
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
In Trump era, NYT's newsroom is divided with tensions brewing between older and younger staff as Managing Ed says journalism is not about “creating safe spaces” — Catalyzed by the Trump presidency, roiled by flash points like Glenn Thrush, Bret Stephens, and Bari Weiss …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: WPP board is looking into allegations of misuse of company assets and improper personal behavior by Chief Executive Martin Sorrell — Questions come as advertising giant is facing cost-cutting pressures from clients and stepped-up competition from Google, Facebook
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CNBC:
Sources: Viacom rejected a below-market bid from CBS for the company but is now working on a counter-offer — A below-market bid for Viacom by CBS was immediately rejected, sources familiar with the situation said Wednesday. — Viacom will now propose a counteroffer to CBS.
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Broadcasting & Cable and CNBC
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Fast Company:
An in-depth look at how Twitter is scrambling to combat abuse on its platform, after initially being blinded to safety concerns by its zeal for free speech — Yair Rosenberg wanted to troll the trolls. — Rosenberg, a senior writer for Jewish-focused news-and-culture website Tablet Magazine …
Katie Roof / TechCrunch:
Spotify closes at $149.60 on its first day, down ~10% from opening but still far above private market price of ~$132, giving the company a market cap of ~$26.5B — Spotify is done with its long-awaited “direct listing” experiment. The music streaming company went public without the IPO.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Researchers at Ohio State University find fake news probably played a significant role in depressing Hillary Clinton's support on Election Day — President Trump has said repeatedly that Russian interference didn't matter in the 2016 election, and he has suggested — wrongly …
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The Daily Caller
Ruchi Kumar / Nieman Lab:
Profile of Business DNA, a new English-language financial mag focused on growing industries in Afghanistan, hoping to foster local entrepreneurship, investment — Business DNA aims for a success that will show “the Afghan private sector has the ability to operate independently …
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The Diplomat
Ashley Balcerzak / Center for Public Integrity:
Since 2016, Sinclair Broadcast Group's political action committee has donated ~$78K to Republican candidates, with company execs making donations too — Critics argue the TV news giant is producing Trump-friendly ‘pro-government propaganda’ — A collection of images of anchors reciting …
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Bloomberg:
Review of Sinclair employment contracts shows some employees cannot resign from firm without incurring a penalty equivalent to 40% of their annual compensation
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