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Documents show Facebook gave ~150 companies, including NYT, Yahoo, and other media access to more user data than disclosed; FB says it didn't violate FTC decree — Internal documents show that the social network gave Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify and others far greater access to people's data than it has disclosed.
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Interview with Politico's Robert Allbritton on digital media, including Axios, and possible expansion into other areas beyond politics and policy — Despite some management upheaval, Politico has apparently been able to avoid the financial panic that has seized many of its peers.
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Jason Schwartz / Politico:
Ousted NPR exec Michael Oreskes and ex-Fox News editor John Moody to help launch a news site; CEO says he is not worried about past allegations against them — The site's founder says it will remedy the media's trust problems, but two top hires left their previous jobs after allegations of harassment and racism.
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Guru Gowrappan / Verizon:
On January 8, Oath, which was created from Verizon's acquisitions of Yahoo and AOL, will be rebranded as Verizon Media Group — Verizon Media Group will replace the Oath brand, representing our strong alignment as a core pillar of Verizon's business. — I'm excited today to share …
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Tucker Carlson loses at least 14 advertisers from his Fox News show, including Ancestry.com and NerdWallet, after his comments about immigrants — The host claimed on Monday night that he is “not intimidated” by the backlash and stands by what he said last week.
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Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Blippar, a London-based AR company that launched in 2011 aiming to serve advertisers, announces it is entering administration, months after raising $37M — The story of once-hyped augmented reality (AR) startup Blippar has come to an end. The London-based company announced yesterday …
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Emily Dreyfuss / Wired:
Amnesty International calls Twitter a “toxic place for women” in a study of 288,000 tweets aimed at 778 female journalists and politicians from the US and UK — FOR MANY WOMEN, especially journalists, politicians, and other public figures, Twitter is something to endure.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Crunchyroll co-founder and general manager Kun Gao moves to advisory role, and Joanne Waage steps in to lead the service, now wholly owned by AT&T's Otter Media — Kun Gao, co-founder and former general manager of Crunchyroll, has stepped aside from day-to-day management of the anime-streaming service …
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YouTube
Committee to Protect Journalists:
The Committee to Protect Journalists and First Look Media's press freedom defense fund aims to raise $500K for legal support, with Rappler as a recipient — International Center for Journalists and Reporters Without Borders Join Fundraising Campaign with Leading Organizations Fighting for Global Press Freedom
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@sulliview, @jeffjarvis, @alextarquinio and @joelcpj
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
As EU debates Article 13, which would require sites to have an “upload filter”, a look at the failures of YouTube's sophisticated ContentID system — The entire Article 13 debate is a weird one. It appears that both the recording industry and the film industry are going for broke on this one.
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@mmasnick
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
A look at how CBS is adding local news channels to its streaming service CBSN, starting with CBSN in New York, with plans to launch in LA in 2019 — CBS News plans to provide more local news coverage on connected TV screens. — Last week, CBS Television Stations and the company's digital arm …
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@maghielse and @awolk
Bloomberg:
Senate report: Instagram dwarfs all social networks in Russia's IRA posts and engagements, yet Facebook execs have not been upfront about this — - Document prepared for Senate Intelligence evaluates posts — Instagram tops Facebook in IRA posts and unique engagements
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: while Facebook had informal talks with cable networks including HBO and Showtime, it currently has no plans to launch a subscription video product — Is Facebook about to become cable TV provider? Don't bet on it. — The social giant has held informal discussions …
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@mattnavarra
Todd Spangler / Variety:
A branded content section of WSJ's website was hacked on Monday, with a message posted praising YouTuber PewDiePie; he later tweeted a link to the page himself — Popular YouTube creator PewDiePie's ongoing battle to keep his channel's subscriber count No. 1 ahead of India's T-Series took …
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