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2:45 PM ET, July 26, 2018

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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Twitter CEO addresses claims about some Republican leaders not appearing in search auto-suggestions, points to a thread that offers explanation and vows changes  —  Twitter has hit back against accusations of shadow banning prominent Republicans on Wednesday, with founder and CEO Jack Dorsey insisting …
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Brian Feldman / New York Magazine:
Bloomberg:
Donald Trump criticizes Twitter for “shadow banning prominent Republicans”, says “we” will look into what he calls a “discriminatory and illegal practice”
Al Tompkins / Poynter:
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  It was repealed, then reinstated, and a U.S. court of appeals panel …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Free Press
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Business Wire:
Comcast Q2 earnings: $21.7B in revenue, a 2.1% increase YoY; high-speed internet revenue rose 9.3% YoY with 260K new broadband customers; NBCU revenue was flat  —  Consolidated 2nd Quarter 2018 Highlights:  — Consolidated Revenue Increased 2.1%; Net Income Attributable to Comcast Increased 27.6%; Adjusted EBITDA Increased 4.8%
Stewart Clarke / Variety:
Sky reports a 5% increase YoY in annual revenue to £13.6B with a presence in 23M households; CEO promises 25% increase in programming spending  —  Sky has turned in strong numbers in its last full-year results before it is taken over by either Comcast or 21st Century Fox.
Discussion: Ad Age and Reuters
Sydney Morning Herald:
Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media announce AU$4B merger to happen by end of 2018; Nine CEO to run the combined company which will be called Nine  —  Fairfax Media and Nine Entertainment have announced plans to merge by the end of 2018 in a deal they say will create Australia's largest …
Jason Schwartz / Politico:
The Pentagon under Defense Secretary James Mattis has curbed media access and refused to answer questions about conflict zones, eroding trust  —  Defense Secretary James Mattis has not briefed reporters on-camera in the Pentagon since April, while his chief spokeswoman has not done so since May.
Michael Calderone / Politico:
Economist Group plans to sell CQ Roll Call for an undisclosed sum to Fiscal Note, a startup that analyzes government filings and legislation  —  The Economist Group plans to sell CQ Roll Call to technology and data startup FiscalNote, with the acquisition expected to close later this year, the companies announced Wednesday.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook's share price closed Wednesday at $217.50, a record high, but fell to around $172 after its Q2 earnings call, a market cap drop of roughly $123B  —  Facebook's share price fell over 20 percent in after-hours trading today after the company announced its slowest-ever user growth rate …
 
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC News begins its experiment with a streaming news network with “Space is Awesome”, a special report on space, to air Friday on NBCNews.com and other outlets
Kate Lamb / The Guardian:
Inside Indonesia's “buzzer teams”, filled with political supporters and students who post thousands of times a day to create religious and political divides
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Hulu signs exclusive deal with Apple, making premiere episode of original series “Castle Rock” available for free on Apple TV in the US, no Hulu sub required
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Wall Street Journal:
A look at longstanding ties between Michael Cohen and American Media, including talks amid 2016 campaign and $30K paid in late 2015 to an ex-doorman for Trump
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Sources: YouTube removed four videos from Alex Jones' channel for hate speech and child endangerment, but counted the takedowns as one strike toward the channel