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Gwyneth Paltrow says Goop magazine's partnership with Conde Nast ended because of the latter's higher fact-checking standards; Goop is now hiring a fact-checker — Goop doesn't exactly have the best track record when it comes to recommending alternative ~* wellness *~ treatments.
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The Facebook stock drop foreshadows a potentially less profitable future as it relies more on video formats like Stories with a lighter ad load than News Feed — These days, everything seems to be going wrong for Facebook. The social networking giant is still reeling from the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal.

Facebook bans Alex Jones from using his account for the next 30 days after removing four of his videos for violating its community standards — Alex Jones, the founder, owner and star of conspiracy site Infowars has been suspended by Facebook — and may face harsher consequences.
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How one minor moderation move by Twitter was equated with the old concept of “shadow banning”, fueling some conservatives' claims of censorship and oppression — The concept of the “shadowban” has existed practically since the inception of the web forum.
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Sources: DOJ probing whether TV station owners like Sinclair and Tribune broke antitrust law when sales teams talked with each other, possibly hiking ad rates — The DOJ's antitrust probe focused on communications of broadcasters' ad ales teams — The Justice Department …
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Amazon's advertising business hit nearly $2.2B in sales for Q2, up 132% YoY and on pace to do $4B-$5B this year, overshooting projections — Amazon's advertising business continued its ascent last quarter, hitting $2.2 billion in revenue, a growth rate outpacing even optimistic forecasts for the company.
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Facebook releases some of Canada-based AggregateIQ's targeted Brexit campaign ad data and ads in response to a Parliament committee investigating disinformation — The UK parliament has provided another telling glimpse behind the curtain of Facebook's unregulated ad platform by publishing data …
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NYT lawyer warns judges prosecuting Julian Assange for publishing leaked documents on the 2016 election would make distinguishing between NYT and WikiLeaks hard — ANAHEIM, Calif. (CN) - Prosecuting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing leaked documents related to the 2016 presidential election …
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Profile of media company Hybrid and its growth from a blogging project to a network of news sites across Asia with 10M visitors per month — It recently passed 10 million unique visitors per month, and it's profitable: “We're not going to hire 50 reporters and a whole video crew and pump …

Snap launches Snapchat Storytellers, a pilot program to pair brands with 5 of the app's most popular content makers, including Mplatco, Cyrene Q and Shonduras — Snapchat is arriving very late to the game of courting influencers. Now it hopes to boost ad spend by connecting businesses …
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Ben Berkowitz has been named editor-in-chief of Storyful and will begin in August — New York, NY (July 24, 2018) - Ben Berkowitz has been named Editor-in-Chief of Storyful, the leader in discovering, validating and acquiring social media and insights for global media organizations.

U.S. federal court rejects a challenge to FCC's UHF discount rule because the consumer group bringing the suit didn't have legal standing to sue — This is a story about a federal rule that has been around for 33 years. It was repealed, then reinstated, and a U.S. court of appeals panel …
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