Mediagazer: CBC pulled an interview after its reporter criticized CBC relationship with Facebook; reporter says Facebook routinely complains to CBC after on-air criticism (Cory Doctorow/Boing Boing)

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Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing:

CBC pulled an interview after its reporter criticized CBC relationship with Facebook; reporter says Facebook routinely complains to CBC after on-air criticism — Jesse Hirsh the CBC Toronto's longstanding and deservedly respected tech columnist, a fixture for many words …

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By pushing the “link tax” in the EU, publishers are shooting themselves in the foot because better options exist by working with Google to drive traffic — Within Google, some call into question the validity of helping the media industry. By lobbying the EU on the “link tax”, publishers are waging a rearguard battle.

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Alex Kotch / Sludge:

In addition to donations to ASNE, 2017 tax returns from the Charles Koch Foundation and the Charles Koch Institute show donations of $980K to the Daily Caller — Newly disclosed tax forms show that the billionaire industrialist's foundations have increased their funding of conservative outlets …

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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:

Twitter again suspends right-wing activist Laura Loomer, who says she was banned for calling a newly elected US representative anti-Jewish — Twitter kicked Laura Loomer off its platform permanently Wednesday, making her the latest conservative media figure to be banned from the site.

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Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News:

WhatsApp has hired Abhijit Bose as head of operations, starting in early 2019, responsible for monetizing the platform and all efforts to fight misinformation — WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned instant messaging app, has hired Abhijit Bose, the cofounder and CEO of Indian digital payments company Ezetap …

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Bloomberg:

Facebook says its ad buying system is still experiencing glitches after an outage on Tuesday, which sources say affected major buyers, ahead of Black Friday — - Ad-buying system was down earlier for some major users — Hiccups come as brands prepare campaigns for holiday shopping

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