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Sources: President Trump plans to sign an order directing China's ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok — - President's decision follows national security investigation — U.S. concerned about China's access to data on Americans — President Donald Trump plans to announce …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Pew research shows Americans who rely on social media for news are more misinformed than others; the numbers show Americans have given up amid the war on truth — You may have heard about the viral video featuring a group of fringe doctors spouting dangerous falsehoods about hydroxychloroquine as a covid-19 wonder cure.
Krystie Lee Yandoli / BuzzFeed News:
Dozens of ex-Ellen Show staff allege sexual harassment and misconduct by top executive producers; Warner Bros. says it has “identified several staffing changes” — Being asked to join the control room inside The Ellen DeGeneres Show is a coveted spot in Hollywood …
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Shane Harris / Washington Post:
DHS has compiled and disseminated “intelligence reports” on 2 US journalists who have published leaked, unclassified documents about DHS operations in Portland — The Department of Homeland Security has compiled “intelligence reports” about the work of American journalists covering protests …
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Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed's new standalone site BuzzFeed Shopping lets visitors buy directly on it, earning it an average commission of 25% — The publisher has ramped up its commerce division over the years — BuzzFeed has long recommended products to its audience, earning a cut of the revenue …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook confirms it will begin rolling out official music videos across its platform in the US, and introduce a new Music destination within Facebook Watch — Facebook today confirmed it will begin rolling out official music videos across its platform in the U.S., as TechCrunch first reported …
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Josh Taylor / The Guardian:
Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission releases draft rules that would require Google and Facebook to share data and revenue with media companies — Consumer watchdog unveils ‘hundreds of millions’ in potential fines under code drawn up after talks stalled between tech and news companies
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Hollywood Reporter:
Current and former employees allege that NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy engaged in racist, sexist, and homophobic behavior — Current and former employees allege that NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy engaged in racist, sexist and homophobic behavior: “It was par for the course.”
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Discovery and AMC Networks join the On Addressability initiative launched by cable giants Comcast, Charter and Cox to offer advertisers dynamic ad insertion — The company will work with the On Addressability initiative, which Comcast, Charter and Cox launched last summer.
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Netflix is rolling out playback speed controls of up to 0.5x slower or 1.5x faster on Android devices and is set to begin testing the option for iOS — Stream up to 0.5 times slower or 1.5 times faster — Netflix is letting people choose the speed at which they want to watch something …
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Politico:
North Face and Heineken are among the companies who say they will resume Facebook ads from August, Levi Strauss and Smucker Co. will continue the boycott — More than 1,000 organizations stopped ads for the month of July, without getting many concessions. Can they keep it going and build global pressure?
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Knight First Amendment Institute:
Knight Institute sues Trump for continuing to block critics from his Twitter account even after a federal court held that his account is a public forum — Says practice defies earlier court ruling, violates the First Amendment — NEW YORK — The Knight First Amendment Institute …
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