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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Twitter shares draft of its new deepfakes policy for public input through Nov. 27, says it won't ban deepfakes but will label them and warn users before sharing — Twitter last month said it was introducing a new policy to help fight deepfakes and other “manipulated media” that involve photos …
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Twitter, VentureBeat, @donie, The Week, Engadget and The Hill, more at Techmeme »
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
During the impeachment hearings journalists should focus on the substance of what is being proved or not proved, not distracting speculation or publicity stunts — The national media's shortcomings have been all too obvious in recent years as Donald Trump has gleefully thrown the norms of traditional journalism into a tizzy.
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Press Watch, @sulliview, @jamesfallows, @emptywheel, @nprkelly, Poynter, @ericschultz, @miriamelder, @jbenton and @rtmannjr
Bloomberg:
Instagram covers IGTV video production costs for some creators as long as the videos do not include content about social issues, elections, or politics — - Contract clause conflicts with Facebook stance on free speech — IGTV asks stars not to post about politics and social issues
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@tarletong, @lucas_shaw, @sarahfrier, @rasmus_kleis and @fryan, more at Techmeme »
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Lafayette, WI county committee to vote on a resolution threatening prosecution of reporters if they alter an upcoming water study news release before publishing — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — At least one Wisconsin county official wants to warn any journalists who cover the upcoming release …
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@marknyt, @journomurph, @benleubsdorf, @bruno_j_navarro, @jrosenworcel, @moorehn, @dsladenews and @cwarzel
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Hearst Magazines staff say they plan to unionize with WGA East, with support from the vast majority of the 500+ editorial employees across 24 major properties — From Cosmo and Road & Track to Esquire and Elle, the new unit will become one of the largest new unions in media.
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Broadcasting & Cable, Variety, CNN, HuffPost, @berniesanders, @bdwilliams910, @jackholmes0, @hearstunion, @hearstunion, @jlorileman and @heykmenz
Deanna Ting / Digiday:
Dow Jones' Barron's Group combines two of its brands, Barron's and MarketWatch, to launch MarketBrief, a live, weekly 10-minute show covering financial news — Dow Jones' Barron's Group is combining two of its brands — Barron's and MarketWatch — to launch a new live …
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Barbara Allen / Poynter:
As The Texas Tribune turns 10, EIC Emily Ramshaw, cofounders John Thornton and Evan Smith, and others reflect on its early days and lessons learned since launch — In 2008, John Thornton, the managing partner of a venture capital firm and an Austin philanthropist, started seeing …
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@niemanlabfuego and @texastribune
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube's updated ToS says it is under “no obligation” to host content and reinforces its right to terminate users it deems “no longer commercially viable” — Other changes affect children's content — YouTube is rolling out updated terms of service on December 10th …
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@fordfischer, @backlon and 9to5Google, more at Techmeme »
New York Times:
In a letter, WhatsApp says 121 users in India were targeted with NSO spyware; 22 of the alleged targets were activists, journalists, and civil rights lawyers — Recent revelations in India show that the threat from the company's spyware to activists and journalists isn't limited to autocratic regimes.
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@nicoleperlroth, Memex 1.1, @tamarmegiddo, @petercronau, @nytimes, @alexstamos, @emptywheel, @peterwsinger, @snowden, The Hindu and Reuters
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
ViacomCBS confirms streamlining of its creative units, leading to departures including Comedy Central head Kent Alterman and Media Networks COO Sarah Levy — Following the merger of CBS and Viacom announced earlier this year, the combined company today confirmed its plans to restructure …
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Business Insider, Variety, Wall Street Journal, The Wrap, Variety, Hollywood Reporter and Hollywood Reporter
Quinn Myers / MEL Magazine:
An oral history of the rise and fall of LimeWire, which at its peak was estimated to be responsible for 80% of all illegal music downloads in the US — And the untold story of a Spotify killer that never saw the light of day — In 2001, the internet's premier file-sharing service Napster …
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@wearemel, @annehummert, @wearemel, @rgodlewicz and The A.V. Club
Karen Longwell / Nieman Lab:
How a community in Quebec, facing the closure of its local paper, The Gleaner, rebuilt it as a community nonprofit — More than 250 media outlets closed across Canada from 2008 to 2019, according to a 2019 study by the Local News Research Project. A small Quebec paper, The Gleaner, nearly joined them.
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