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4:50 PM ET, June 20, 2020

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Aaron Mackey / Electronic Frontier Foundation:

Proposals by Sen. Hawley and the DOJ to amend Section 230 protections would violate the First Amendment and bury tech platforms in legal cost and liability risk — Whether we know it or not, all Internet users rely on multiple online services to connect, engage, and express themselves online.

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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:

Memo: AMC reverses course after “immediate outcry” from customers and will require moviegoers to wear masks when the company reopens about 450 theaters July 15 — The country's largest cinema chain came under fierce scrutiny Thursday over comments made by its CEO.

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Federal judge rejects DOJ's emergency request to block the publication of John Bolton's White House memoir The Room Where It Happened — A federal judge Saturday rejected the Justice Department's emergency request to block publication of John Bolton's White House memoir …

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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:

The Daily Mail surpassed The Sun to become the UK's best-selling newspaper in May; Murdoch's Sun had been the best-selling paper for 42 years — Editor Geordie Greig hails ‘historic moment’ after ending tabloid's 42-year reign — After 42 years as the UK's best-selling newspaper, the Sun has lost its title to the Daily Mail.

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Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal:

As BuzzFeed and other publishers experiment with texting to deliver news to readers, the immediate return on investment remains unclear — Media companies experiment with a different type of reader experience — When BuzzFeed News journalist Mat Honan began texting readers …

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Alexander Russo / Poynter:

The journalists who cover education generally fail to reflect the diversity of the students and communities they cover, but some outlets have improved numbers — Last summer, education reporter Jenny Abamu left WAMU, the Washington, DC-area NPR station, after only about a year on the job.

Discussion: @alexanderrusso

Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:

Disney+ has quietly stopped offering new subscribers a free seven-day trial, ahead of its release of the Hamilton Broadway production recording — Pay to be in the room where it happens — Disney Plus has appeared to have quietly stopped offering new subscribers a free seven-day trial …

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Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:

Sixteen former and current staff at Digital Trends share instances of racism, sexism, sexual harassment, and homophobia at the tech publication — On Wednesday, June 10, the entire Digital Trends staff — approximately 130 people — spent three hours in a virtual town hall meeting.

Discussion: @kayleighjbarber, @real_gaskin, @pwhall, @harperyi, BBC and Talking Biz News

Randall Roberts / Los Angeles Times:

Since George Floyd's death, Black LA FM radio personalities have interviewed leaders and given over programming blocks for listeners to call in, vent, and share — When radio personality Kurt “Big Boy” Alexander first watched the video of George Floyd's killing, the host of the popular …

Discussion: @latimes and @latimes

David Brinkerhoff / USA Today:

The CEO of Gannett's operating company, Paul Bascobert, is leaving; Michael Reed, chairman and CEO of Gannett Co., assumes Bascobert's responsibilities — Gannett Co., on Thursday said that the CEO of its operating company, Paul Bascobert, will leave the company after the board eliminated …

Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times:

Appeals court strikes down a California law that barred sites from disclosing actors' ages, saying it violated First Amendment; IMDb.com had challenged the rule — A federal appeals court on Friday struck down a California law that barred internet sites from disclosing the ages of screen actors.

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