Mediagazer: 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 (Margaret Sullivan/Washington Post)

2:30 PM ET, July 31, 2020

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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.

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 …

Ken Klippenstein / The Nation:

Leaked DHS document describes how to arrest journalists and expose them to crowd suppressants without being liable per the terms of the Oregon restraining order — In spite of a federal restraining order, a leaked document describes when DHS agents can still arrest journalists and legal observers.

Discussion: Reporters Without Borders, Politico, @blakehounshell, @thedemcoalition, @petersterne, @spytalker and bookforum.com

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 …

Discussion: @mathewi and @emmahunt10

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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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

Bloomberg:

Sources: President Donald Trump plans to sign an order to direct 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 …

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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 …

Discussion: About Facebook, Variety, MediaPost, The Wrap, Adweek, Engadget, The Verge and Music Business Worldwide, more at Techmeme »

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 …

Discussion: Cord Cutters News, @jmrivera02, @willsmith, @scottmeslow, @martinsfp, @adamhlavac, @backlon, @mattbelloni and @loudmouthjulia

Matt Binder / Mashable:

Maffick LLC files a lawsuit against Facebook for applying “Russia state-controlled media” labels to its pages and posts — An online media company identified as “Russia state-controlled” on Facebook is now suing the social network over that very label.

Discussion: @donie, @donie and Scribd

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?

Discussion: Slate, The Geyser, CNET, Search Engine Land and Free Press

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 …

Discussion: @andy_sellars, @missmeganemily, @donmoyn, @donmoyn and @meenu_krishnan

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