Mediagazer: AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson said he has no concerns about the DOJ's appeal of AT&T-Time Warner merger (Tony Maglio/The Wrap)

2:00 PM ET, September 12, 2018

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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:

AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson said he has no concerns about the DOJ's appeal of AT&T-Time Warner merger — AT&T chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson brought out the big guns — or at least the big metaphors — Wednesday morning at Goldman Sachs' Communacopia conference.

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Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:

Before EU's top court, the EU's executive arm joined Google in opposing expanding “right to be forgotten” beyond EU; a non-binding court opinion expected Dec 11 — European Commission argued that a global application would stretch privacy laws beyond their intended scope

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US political candidates, especially those running against better-financed rivals and first time candidates, turn to viral videos over expensive advertising — These are not the stories that candidates usually turn to the camera and open up about in ads. — One talked about her father's …

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Sean Burch / The Wrap:

Despite its failed bid for Fox, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says the company is still interested in making acquisitions in the video space — Despite its failed bid to acquire much of Fox's TV and film businesses, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts presented his company as one ready to strike …

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Hulu signs a deal with Discovery to add 4,000 episodes of Discovery's shows to its on-demand library as well as five Discovery TV networks — Hulu and Discovery this morning announced a wide-ranging partnership that will see Discovery's live and on-demand programming added to Hulu's streaming service.

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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:

ThinkProgress alleges censorship after its story on Kavanaugh's approach to abortion was deemed “false” by the Weekly Standard, a Facebook fact-checking partner — Last year, Facebook announced that it would partner with The Weekly Standard, a conservative magazine, to “fact check” …

Daniel Funke / Poynter:
How several fact-checking sites around the world approach harassment and death threats following partnerships with Facebook to stem misinformation

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