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Andrew Liptak / The Verge:
Paypal bans Gab citing hate speech as a reason for the action after it was revealed that suspected Pittsburgh shooter had an account on the social network — The gunman had a history of anti-Semitic posts on the site — Earlier today, a gunman walked into the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh …
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Rheana Murray / TODAY.com:
NBC announces Megyn Kelly Today will not return; next week the 9am hour will be hosted by other Today's co-anchors — NBC News made the announcement Friday. — NBC News has announced it is ending Megyn Kelly TODAY. — “Megyn Kelly TODAY is not returning.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
AT&T to shut down WarnerMedia's FilmStruck, its two-year-old streaming video service for indie, arthouse, and classic films, on November 29 — The FilmStruck indie, arthouse and classic film subscription-streaming service will shut down next month, Turner and Warner Bros. Digital Networks announced Friday.
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Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:
Sources: Condé Nast is shutting down its Vogue, Wired, and GQ channels on Snapchat, and letting go of employees it brought in to work on them — - Third-quarter revenue gained 43%, topping analysts' estimates — Profit forecast for current period in line with projections
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Bloomberg:
Inside Indonesia's “war room”, a government-run hub with 70 engineers monitoring online news and social media for fake news, ahead of April 2019 elections — By By Tassia Sipahutar and By Karlis Salna — President Widodo being targeted by false claims, minister says
Ofcom:
Ofcom BBC report: despite wide reach and audience satisfaction, it must work on transparency, appeal to 16-34 year olds, and maintain representative programming — This is Ofcom's first Annual Report on the BBC, covering April 2017 to March 2018. The Royal Charter requires Ofcom to publish …
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed News:
Amazon cancelled some ads on Bloomberg's properties, sources say due to China spy chips story; sources: Apple did not invite Bloomberg to fall product event — Amazon pulled its fourth quarter advertisements on Bloomberg's website, a move some within the media giant think is retribution …
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Facebook:
Facebook says it has removed 82 Pages, groups, and accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior that originated in Iran and targeted people in the US and UK — Today we removed multiple Pages, Groups and accounts that originated in Iran for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram.
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Rachel Abrams / New York Times:
A look at the challenges facing the CBS inquiry that will determine Moonves' severance: nondisclosure agreements, distrust, and a potential conflict of interest — The #MeToo movement may have affected the CBS Corporation more than any other mass media company over the past year.
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National Observer:
Layoffs, lockouts, and newspaper closures hit Postmedia, Canada's largest newspaper chain, as revenue increasingly pays lenders and top executives raises — #81 of 81 articles from the Special Report: — So how long can Postmedia, Canada's largest newspaper chain, stay afloat?
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: New Fox may buy 22 regional sports TV networks from Disney after 21st Century Fox-Disney deal; 21st Century Fox currently owns the networks — - “New Fox,” the company that will exist after Disney completes its $71.3 billion deal for the majority of Fox, may end up buying back 22 regional sports networks from Disney.
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Naomi Nix / Bloomberg:
Following Trump's complaint about Twitter removing many people from his account, Twitter explains how its fake account removal policies make the service better — - Platform has been eliminating fake and abusive accounts — Conservatives have argued social media platformed biased