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11:05 AM ET, October 15, 2020

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BuzzFeed News:
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.
Casey Newton / Platformer:
The Post hack-and-leak may remain in the right-wing conspiracy sphere if mainstream outlets treat it with the same severe skepticism Twitter and Facebook have  —  In a New York Post report, Facebook and Twitter smell a rat  —  I.  —  In the run-up to the 2020 election, platforms have been preparing for all manner of threats.
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 …
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
WarnerMedia will shut down HBO and WB TV channels in India, Pakistan, Maldives, and Bangladesh on December 15, citing changes in the pay-TV market  —  WarnerMedia will discontinue HBO and WB TV channels in India, Pakistan, Maldives, and Bangladesh later this year as the entertainment conglomerate struggles …
Discussion: MediaNama, Deadline and Variety
John Glenday / The Drum:
TikTok partners with OpenSlate to create a brand safety tool that tracks where advertiser campaigns appear and filters out inappropriate content and categories  —  What does the partnership mean?  — The TikTok Brand Safety Solution is a verification and filter tool designed to weed …
Discussion: TikTok, Social Media Today and Adweek
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?
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Snapchat now lets iOS users add song clips from a catalog of music to their Snaps and Stories thanks to multiyear agreements with Warner Music Group and others  —  Snapchat today is launching a new feature called Sounds — which, taking a page from TikTok, lets app users add song clips to their Snaps and Stories.
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
New York Times:
Q&A with Ben Brantley, NYT's co-chief theater critic, as he retires after 27 years, on the power of the reviewer, making space for more diverse critics, more  —  After 27 years and more than 2,500 reviews, The Times's co-chief theater critic reviews his own tenure and talks about why he's (quietly) making an exit.
Jabari Young / CNBC:
DraftKings signs deal to be the exclusive sportsbook and fantasy sports provider for WarnerMedia's Turner Sports and Bleacher Report, but excludes NBA content  —  - DraftKings will integrate its content across Turner Sports platforms, but the agreement excludes NBA content.
 
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