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Adam Satariano / New York Times:
Chairwoman of European Data Protection Board criticizes blackout of EU visitors by some US media outlets: “Everyone has had plenty of time to prepare”  —  LONDON — American news outlets including The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and The Arizona Daily Star abruptly blocked access …
BBC:
News sites for Lee Enterprises and Tronc properties, like the LA Times and the Chicago Tribune, restrict access to users in the EU as GDPR goes into effect
Nicholas Thompson / Wired:
Q&A with members of Facebook's team to fight fake news on enforcing community standards, financial motivations of false news posts, and reduction of clickbait  —  On Monday, I sat down with nine members of the team at Facebook fighting fake news: Eduardo Ariño de la Rubia …
Discussion: Nieman Lab
Victoria Smith Ekstrand / Raleigh News & Observer:
As we increasingly rely on private platforms for public debates, the Trump-Twitter blocking case and NFL's standing rule signal tough times for First Amendment  —  On the same day that a federal district court in New York ruled that the president cannot block Twitter users from his account …
Media Matters for America:
Review of 487 Hannity segments show 256 included criticism of media coverage of Mueller investigation, 191 suggest no collusion between Trump camp and Russia  —  I reviewed all 487 of Sean Hannity's segments about the first year of Robert Mueller's investigation.  Here's what I found.
Discussion: Mediaite and @williamjordann
Freia Nahser / Global Editors Network:
Q&A with Tow Center director Emily Bell on Facebook algorithms as dictatorial law, the importance of transparency, and keeping the site “at arm's length”  —  We talked to Emily Bell, professor in digital journalism at Columbia University and the founding director of the Tow Center …
Discussion: @geninnovate
Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
A look at ESPN's troubles: too much “divisive” opinionated commentary, soaring broadcast rights, cord-cutting, and an at times rocky relationship with Disney  —  Arguments over tweets, tension with owner Disney increased anxiety over the network's future in era of cord-cutting
Discussion: Business Insider
Krishn Kaushik / The Indian Express:
Videos posted by Cobrapost claim big media outlets in India were willing to promote “Hindutva” politics via paid-for news; media orgs call the sting misleading  —  India Today, Times Group, HT, Paytm among targeted.  The Sunday Express sent an email to 25 of the media groups named in the sting …
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Six small Long Island newspapers set aside competition to partner together and share resources in covering the opioid epidemic in their communities  —  Six news organizations showed up to cover a candlelight vigil in Hampton Bays, New York, earlier this month.
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Some candidates complain they can not advertise on Facebook before June 5 primaries, as they wait for authorization codes to arrive by mail under the new rules  —  Candidates are blocked from buying ads while they wait on authorization codes  —  Facebook introduced new disclosure rules …
Discussion: @danahoule
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Joseph Cox / Motherboard:
Leaked training documents show how Facebook classifies hate speech groups, allowing praise for white nationalism and white separatism but not white supremacy  —  After a white supremacist killed a protester in Charlottesville in 2017, Facebook pushed to re-educate its moderators …
 
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Otillia Steadman / BuzzFeed:
Harvey Weinstein has turned himself in to the NYPD to face sexual assault allegations