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After a Trump tweet, A.G. Sulzberger confirms an off the record meeting on July 20, says he told Trump that labeling press an enemy of the people is dangerous — Earlier this month, A.G. received a request from the White House to meet with President Trump.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
In an interview, Sulzberger details what he told Trump about the effects of Trump's language: dictators avoiding scrutiny, rising threats to journalists, more — BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump on Sunday disclosed details of a private meeting he had with the publisher of The New York Times …
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Six women accuse CBS CEO Leslie Moonves of harassment, intimidation, and assault between 1980s-2000s; dozens more describe a culture of harassment — Six women accuse the C.E.O. of harassment and intimidation, and dozens more describe abuse at his company.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: CBS board to select committee to oversee investigation into harassment allegations against Moonves; some directors discussed if CEO should step aside — Board is expected to select a special committee to oversee investigation into allegations Mr. Moonves sexually harassed women
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BuzzFeed News:
Laws requiring bot and AI assistant disclosure may limit free speech by threatening anonymity rights while labels don't address the harms caused by opinion bots — Should bots be required to tell you that they're not human? And would such a rule be a violation of free speech?
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Alyssa Bereznak / The Ringer:
As movie and TV companies cut ties with talent in response to online outrage over past social media activity, morality clauses in contracts become broader — Major TV and movie studios are scrambling for ways to protect themselves from the controversy and expense of a social media scandal—without having to actually read Old Tweets
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Wall Street Journal:
Facebook says it will shut down Partner Categories, an ad tool that allows advertisers to target users based on third-party data, by October 1 around the world — Advertisers warn of impact from closure of Facebook ad tool that integrates personal data from outside brokers
Los Angeles Times:
Investigation reveals Anna March, whose byline appeared on Salon and NYT, is an alleged fraud who became a part of the literary communities in LA and San Diego — She threw a welcome party for herself at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, a beautiful old building with black and white marble, Alice-in-Wonderland floors.
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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
After Facebook removed 196 pages and 87 accounts for policy violations in Brazil, far-right activists are harassing fact checkers not involved with the removals — Facebook is ramping up its efforts to cut down on misinformation ahead of Brazil's election this fall — and a right-wing movement is protesting.
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook and YouTube, with rules like the “three strikes policy” that assume good faith users, are unprepared for actors like Infowars that exploit loopholes — Facebook and YouTube never anticipated a site like Infowars — Two weeks ago, CNN's Oliver Darcy put a question …
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Louise Matsakis / Wired:
Profile: the Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia project has 120+ volunteers who rewrite and improve articles on conspiracy theories and unscientific health info — SUSAN GERBIC SPENT her career photographing babies at a department store in Salinas, California, just 100 miles south of San Francisco.
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