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Nick Statt / The Verge:
YouTube investigation finds that the flagged Steven Crowder videos, which include derogatory remarks about Vox's Carlos Maza, don't violate its policies — The company sides with edgy commentator Steven Crowder — YouTube has at last formally responded to an explosive …
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
YouTube updates guidelines to ban videos that promote the superiority of any group to justify discrimination, resulting in the removal of thousands of channels — YouTube is trying to reduce the prevalence of extremist content on the platform — YouTube is changing its community guidelines …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube bans kids from live-streaming video unless accompanied by an adult following NYT report about YouTube's recommendation algorithm for posted videos
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The Guardian, @bostonjoan, The Drum, YouTube Blog, New York Times, MediaNama, CBS San Francisco, @beneltham, Adweek and Boing Boing
ABC:
Federal police raid the Sydney headquarters of Australia's ABC News in relation to claims of publishing classified material in a 2017 series, The Afghan Files — Australian Federal Police officers are raiding the ABC's Sydney headquarters over a series of 2017 stories known as The Afghan Files.
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CNN:
Two police raids in two days on Australia's national broadcaster and the home of a prominent journalist raise concerns about press freedom in Australia — New Delhi (CNN Business)Two police raids in two days on Australia's national broadcaster and a prominent journalist have raised concerns about press freedom in the country.
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Paul Karp / The Guardian:
Australian federal police raided the home of News Corp Australia journalist Annika Smethurst over her reporting on a leaked plan to expand government spying
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Daily Hive:
CNN hires the Toronto Star's Daniel Dale as a reporter on the fact-checking beat in Washington DC — After 11 years, The Toronto Star's Daniel Dale is leaving his position as their Washington bureau chief. — The award-winning political reporter says he will be working with CNN …
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Pew Research Center:
Survey: 50% of Americans say made-up news is a very big problem today, more than climate change; 68% say it impacts confidence in government institutions — Politicians viewed as major creators of it, but journalists seen as the ones who should fix it — Many Americans say the creation …
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Gillian Cleary / Symantec Blogs:
Archive of ~10M tweets from Russia's IRA reveals a vast, coordinated, and incredibly successful misinformation campaign; one account was retweeted 6M times — Internet Research Agency archive reveals a vast, coordinated campaign that was incredibly successful at pushing out and amplifying its messages.
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Kali Hays / WWD:
Elle Executive Editor Emma Rosenblum named editor in chief of Bustle Media's lifestyle group, which includes Bustle, Elite Daily, The Zoe Report, and Romper — The growing digital media operator has lured an editor in chief from the Hearst-owned fashion magazine.
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New York Post, Fortune and @emmarosenblum
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Sources: Quibi, initially marketed as a mobile-first platform, will be mobile-only with a streaming app designed exclusively for mobile devices — This article is part of the Digiday Video Briefing, which features must-reads, confessionals and key market stats. To receive the Digiday Video Briefing, please subscribe.
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Netflix says it is testing a feed, called Extras, with trailers, photos, and alerts about shows in its mobile app — Senior Silicon Valley Correspondent @https://twitter.com/jank0 FOLLOW — Netflix has begun to test a new feed in its mobile app that aggregates trailers …
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TechCrunch and @jank0
John H. Tucker / Observer:
How alleged conman Daniel Spence grifted people in the US via dating apps, and offered to inject millions into Northside Media to become CEO before being jailed — Daniel Spence used dating apps to scam his way across the U.S. Could he be caught before taking over one of Brooklyn's hottest media companies?
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Diamond and Silk host Fox Nation show while being “volunteers” for Trump campaign, appearing at rallies and in ads; Fox News says they're not network employees — The conservative superstars and Fox Nation hosts are working to get the president re-elected through videos and rallies …
Max Read / New York Magazine:
The Daily Beast confirmed the identity of the uploader of the distorted Pelosi video via a source at Facebook, who apparently accessed private user activity — What mastermind created the infamous, slowed-down video of Nancy Pelosi — the one intended to make her sound drunk that went viral across right-wing media two weeks ago?
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Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
Daily Beast article exposing the man allegedly behind fake Pelosi video sparks debate over whether media should ID private individuals spreading misinformation
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