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Facebook limits the distribution of a New York Post story that makes disputed claims about Hunter Biden, pending fact-check, while Twitter blocks sharing — Facebook and Twitter said they will be limiting the distribution of or blocking a New York Post story making unverified claims about former vice president Joe Biden.
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@twittersafety:
[Thread] Twitter clarifies why it blocked the sharing of NY Post's Biden story, saying it contained private info and violated its Hacked Materials Policy — We want to provide much needed clarity around the actions we've taken with respect to two NY Post articles that were first Tweeted this morning.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
NBC sources say scheduling a Trump town hall head to head with ABC's Biden event was intended to match a similar forum Biden had Oct. 5, including the time slot — The candidates were set to debate on Thursday night until President Trump bowed out. Now they will take part …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC News to host a Trump town hall, moderated by Savannah Guthrie, on Thursday evening, at the same time ABC News is broadcasting a similar event with Biden — The dueling town halls were set in motion last week after Trump's presidential campaign refused to take part in the second …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
NYU releases a ranked list of 10 lasting works of journalism from the past decade, serving as a reminder of enduring, essential reporting — With so much news slamming us at every moment, it's hard to see any of it as having enduring value. Who can even remember what happened last week?
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Amazon expands NFL coverage with the addition of one new wildcard playoff game on Amazon Prime Video, sharing the Jan. 10 game with ViacomCBS platforms — Amazon Prime Video to carry one new wildcard playoff game, which also will be available on ViacomCBS platforms
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Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg:
Report: Macedonian town notorious for churning out misinformation in 2016 is again hosting popular websites purporting to be US conservative news outlets — - Town in North Macedonia now home to deceptive right-wing sites — Fake addresses used to make sites appear American, report says
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Study: number of fact-checking organizations grew 200% globally since Trump was elected in 2016, with nearly 20% of those organizations in the US — There's been a 200% increase in the number of fact-checking organizations that have launched worldwide since President Trump was elected in 2016 …
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@mathewi, @ismaelnafria, @emkuhn and @campbell_brown
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Profile of Kareem Daniel, head of Disney's new Media and Entertainment Distribution group, who became one of its top Black leaders after starting as an intern — - Movie fan to make pricing and marketing decisions for Disney+ — The 46-year-old becomes one of the company's top Black leaders
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The Daily Beast:
Current and former Fox News staffers say its new Election Integrity Project is designed to reinforce and amplify Trump's erroneous accusations about voter fraud — ‘PROMOTING DOUBT’ … A seemingly innocuous project to chronicle “election irregularities” feels like “an attempt to push …
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@benjamintoff, @media_evan and @thelloydgrove
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Survey: US subscribers to streaming and on-demand apps spend an average of $33.5/month; 46.9% used smartphones to stream video/TV services during the pandemic — Mobile measurement firm Adjust has launched a subscription-tracking service and found that people in the U.S. spend an average $20.78 a month on app subscriptions.
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Twitter says it will remove posts that deny the Holocaust for violating hateful speech policies, following Facebook's similar decision — Twitter Inc. will remove posts that deny the Holocaust for violating its hateful conduct policy, according to a company spokeswoman.
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David Sivak / Washington Examiner:
Washington Examiner hires Greg Wilson as its managing editor; Wilson was previously the managing editor at foxnews.com — WASHINGTON — The Washington Examiner is delighted to welcome Greg Wilson as its new managing editor. — Greg will oversee all of the Washington Examiner's newsroom …
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