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Facebook:
Facebook will only allow authorized advertisers to post ads on widely discussed issues like political topics, will require verification of admins of large Pages — We believe that when you visit a Page or see an ad on Facebook it should be clear who it's coming from.
Paul Mozur / New York Times:
Myanmar civil society groups say Zuckerberg mischaracterized efficacy of Facebook systems to detect hate speech on Messenger in their country in Vox interview — SHANGHAI — Civil society groups in Myanmar on Thursday criticized Facebook's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg …
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Politico:
President Trump does not plan to attend the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner; Press Secretary Sanders will represent the administration — President Donald Trump will not participate in this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner, and press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders …
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Ryan Ori / Chicago Tribune:
Developers who bought the landmark Chicago Tribune tower sue to stop Tronc from removing the newspaper's sign after the publisher moves out of building — The Chicago Tribune will leave its namesake tower by midyear, but the building's owners want the newspaper's exterior signage to stay put.
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Laura Lollman / KASW-TV:
FBI confirms it has raided the Sedona, AZ home of Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey in child sex trafficking investigation — SEDONA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - — The FBI confirmed Friday that agents raided the Sedona home of Michael Lacey, the founder of Backpage.com. The website has been seized and shut down.
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Blake Montgomery / BuzzFeed:
Classified ads site Backpage.com shows a message stating it and affiliated websites have been seized by US law enforcement — The classified ads site displays a message “backpage.com and affiliated websites have been seized.” — Backpage.com, the popular classified ads website …
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Reuters:
Sources: Netflix is attempting to acquire Regency Outdoor Advertising, a billboard company, for $300M as it increases spending on marketing to $2B this year — (Reuters) - Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) is attempting its largest acquisition, offering more than $300 million to acquire a company …
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David Zurawik / Baltimore Sun:
Anti-Sinclair ad featuring Deadspin video montage scheduled to run 175 times on four Sinclair stations over the next week, beginning Friday — An anti-Sinclair ad featuring a Deadspin video that mocks the Baltimore-based broadcaster could start running as early as Friday on four of the company's stations including WBFF in Baltimore.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Three political candidates vow not to advertise on Sinclair TV stations, and Sen. Richard Durbin asks Sinclair for information about its “must-run” stories
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Cary O'Reilly / Bloomberg Law:
Department of Homeland Security to compile database of journalists, bloggers, and influencers in an effort to track 290K global news sources in 100 languages — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to monitor hundreds of thousands of news sources around the world and compile …
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Sources: YouTube TV is testing up to six new channels from digital publishers like Cheddar, Tastemade, and The Young Turks Network — YouTube's livestreaming TV service is looking to add channels from multiple digital media publishers, including Cheddar, Tastemade and The Young Turks Network.
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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Sources: Meredith bankers are hoping for $100M each for Time, Fortune, and Money, and $150M+ for SI; Jay Penske, with recent Saudi funding, is looking at titles — Bankers who are helping to sell the four former Time Inc. magazines that are now being divested by new owner Meredith …
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Anders Hofseth / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Emily Bell on the lack of viable ad-supported models for journalism, commercial media, and the importance of public service media — “I think there's a very viable long-term financial model for commercial media. But I don't necessarily think that applies directly to journalism."
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@towfdn, @niemanlab, @jeffjarvis, @milapgh, @niemanlab and @wolfiechristl
Alex Barinka / Bloomberg:
Sources: fewer than expected Spotify shareholders sold stock during listing, potentially driving price up; 5% of potentially available shares traded at open — Initial share supply shortage seen as driving up price briefly — Music-streaming company's trading volume below big tech IPOs
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