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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Twitter says it has suspended 500+ accounts in India for violating rules but has not taken any action on accounts of journalists, activists, and politicians — Twitter said on Wednesday it has taken actions on more than 500 accounts and reduced visibility of some hashtags in India …
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Saqib Shah / Engadget:
Google launches Google News Showcase in UK and Argentina, after debuting the service in Australia last week, and says it now has over 450 publications globally — Google News Showcase is starting to roll out to more countries worldwide, including the UK and Argentina, on the heels of its Australian launch last week.
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The Keyword, Press Gazette, MacRumors, HoldtheFrontPage, 9to5Google, The Keyword, @googleuk and @danrussell12000, more at Techmeme »
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
A deep look at the media law defense strategy that the Murdochs' Fox News plans to use against Smartmatic in court — The Rupert Murdoch-owned news network has filed a motion to dismiss Smartmatic's blockbuster libel action. Now and down the road, the defendant will attempt …
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Polish independent media suspended news coverage on Wednesday to protest a new advertising tax that it says is aimed at undermining the freedom of the press — Media groups warn government is trying to undermine press freedom. — WARSAW — Polish independent media suspended news coverage …
Politico:
Axios let its reporter Alexi McCammond continue writing about Biden after she disclosed in November that she is dating his transition spokesman TJ Ducklo — DRIVING THE DAY — As Republicans get ready to beat back a DONALD TRUMP impeachment conviction for the second time …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
A closer look at the departure of Donald G. McNeil Jr. from The NYT and the tensions his comments provoked for some students on a NYT-sponsored trip to Peru — The Constitution protects people from being prosecuted twice for the same offense. But those “double jeopardy” …
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New York Post, @conor64, @cd_hooks, Between Rock and a Hard Place, @andykroll, @esotericcd, @sarfrazmanzoor, @lesserfrederick, @cd_hooks, @lwoodhouse, @ijbailey, @jillfilipovic, @dangillmor, @ijbailey, @conor64, @katzonearth, @chrislhayes, @bazzinyu, @lhfang, @sonnybunch, @bradfordpearson, @tomgara, @jamessurowiecki, @argojournal, @ggreenwald, @banikarim, @aaschapiro, @danielmarans, @bendreyfuss, @ryangrim, @chrislhayes, @dangillmor, @phl43, @jeremymbarr, Fox News, Nieman Reports, New Republic, New York Magazine and Dana Loesch's Chapter …
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
BBC has cut the number of positions on the BBC News board from 11 to eight, leaving it temporarily in breach of its own rules on minority ethnic representation — Changes leave corporation temporarily in breach of own rules on minority ethnic representation
Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: DAZN is pulling back from pricey sports deals in the US to focus on sports rights only in Japan and European countries like Germany, Italy, and Spain — DAZN had a vision of being a global sports streaming giant, but it was hampered by the pandemic and infighting over strategy.
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
WSJ launches The Wall Street Journal News Literacy Initiative, to help its “increasingly digital” readership differentiate between news and opinion sections — There's an old joke at The Wall Street Journal that subscribers get “two newspapers for the price of one.”
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Poynter, @brucebartlett, @niemanlab, @niemanlab and @niemanlab
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
NYT appoints Rebecca Blumenstein to a newly created role as a “partner” to the publisher A. G. Sulzberger to help him run newsroom operations — Ms. Blumenstein will report to the publisher, helping to oversee newsroom operations and becoming a frequent public representative for The Times.
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@marclacey, @nytimesbusiness and @nbj914
New York Times:
Facebook says it will test a reduction of political content in News Feed for some users in Canada, Brazil, and Indonesia this week, and the US in coming weeks — News feeds will start getting less political content in Canada, Brazil and Indonesia, the social network said, with the change reaching the U.S. in coming weeks.
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CNN, About Facebook, TechCrunch, Engadget, @wongmjane, @mattnavarra, The Verge, CNBC, @brianstelter and @jessedamiani, more at Techmeme »
Dexter Thomas / VICE:
Police officers in Beverly Hills have played licensed music while being filmed by citizens, seemingly in an effort to trigger social networks' copyright filters — Police officers in Beverly Hills have been playing music while being filmed, seemingly in an effort to trigger Instagram's copyright filters.
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Reason, Fortune, @actually_tina, @klonick, @fightfortheftr, @anylaurie16, @adamweinstein, @carolynmichelle, @radicalbytes, @ericcrampton, @daphnehk, @dakami, @chrismessina, @aneternalenigma, @kimzetter, @xuhulk, @vice, @doctorow, @doctorow, @doctorow, @doctorow, @doctorow, @mjchiusano, @doctorow, @kajerstin, @doctorow, @doctorow, @bobbylibby, @maxkennerly, @williamg1, @mikaelthalen, @jason_koebler, @webmink, Boing Boing and BNet, more at Techmeme »
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