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Apple has removed the entire libraries of five of InfoWars' six podcasts from iTunes, saying they violated its hate speech guidelines — Apple has removed the entire library for five of Infowars' six podcasts from its iTunes and Podcast apps, BuzzFeed News has learned.
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Sara Salinas / CNBC:
YouTube removes the Alex Jones Channel for violating community guidelines, after he circumvented a suspension by live streaming on other channels — YouTube has removed Alex Jones' page, following bans earlier today from Apple and Facebook. — Google had previously declined to comment …
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Alex Hern / The Guardian:
Facebook has banned four pages run by Alex Jones for “repeated violations of Community Standards”; Spotify removes all episodes of The Alex Jones Show podcast — Crackdown on US conspiracy theorist for promoting violence and hate speech — All but one of the major content platforms …
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed News:
Jared Kushner ordered a software developer at the New York Observer to remove stories about friends and connections without editors' knowledge — Jared Kushner personally ordered a software developer at his newspaper to remove stories critical of his friends and real estate peers.
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Brent Lang / Variety:
MoviePass is abandoning its price hike but is now limiting films to 3 a month per customer, down from one-a-day — Another day, another subscription plan from MoviePass. — The struggling ticket-buyer said Monday that it will not raise its prices to $14.95 in the wake of customer dissatisfaction.
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WashPostPR / Washington Post:
The Washington Post is partnering with HarperCollins imprint Custom House to release a book on Russian interference written by nat sec reporter Greg Miller — The Washington Post today announced plans to release a book detailing Russian interference in the 2016 election and the subsequent political, legal and diplomatic fallout.
Marty Swant / Adweek:
Getty Images launches Panels, an AI tool that uses natural language processing to analyze stories and suggest photos — The photo agency worked with 20 newsrooms and an AI firm to create Panels — Getty Images is embracing artificial intelligence, starting with a way to help publishers pick photos.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Sources: Disney has at least nine movies in production or advanced development, with budgets from $20M-$60M, for its new streaming service — LOS ANGELES — Very little is known about Disneyflix, as some people in Hollywood are calling the Netflix-style streaming service that Disney plans to introduce late next year.
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Megan Garber / The Atlantic:
Filter bubbles and echo chambers seem quaint in the new misinformation age, as systems that have typically arbitrated truth in America are failing — This week, the new york times reported that Alex Jones, InfoWars founder and professional peddler of lies, is seeking more than $100,000 …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The crisis in local news, with newspaper newsrooms half the size they were in 2008, is destroying our ability to find an agreed-upon set of facts — Ken Doctor saw it coming. A few years ago, the media analyst looked at the trend lines and predicted that by 2017 or so, American newsrooms would reach a shocking point.
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Al Tompkins / Poynter:
Scripps Howard Foundation awards $3M each to the University of Maryland and Arizona State University to fund investigative journalism centers — The Scripps Howard Foundation sent a signal today that the future of journalism lies in investigative reporting.
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Insiders at Good and Upworthy describe management disputes over branded content, office culture clashes, a possible move to LA, and small budgets — Upworthy and Good Worldwide combined with a shared mission to promote social causes and uplifting content, but what resulted was a union rife with discord and rancor.
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