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Tom Balmforth / Reuters:
Russian court fines RFE/RL $70K for failing to label itself as a foreign agent, part of what RFE/RL calls a campaign to oust it; it's been fined $1M this year — MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court fined Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty $70,000 on Wednesday for flouting its foreign agent legislation …
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Radio Free Europe/Radio … and USAGM
Bloomberg:
Sources: Twitter discussed acquiring Clubhouse for around $4B but the talks fell apart; Clubhouse is now looking to raise funding at a $4B valuation — - Talks no longer active between Twitter, social media startup — Clubhouse is seeking to raise funding at a similar valuation
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Los Angeles Times:
Internal email: CBS has ousted Peter Dunn, president of the TV Stations group, and David Friend, SVP of news, after allegations of racist and abusive behavior — CBS ousts two TV station executives after a Los Angeles Times investigation uncovered allegations of racist and abusive behavior.
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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Teen Vogue names Danielle Kwateng as its new executive editor, in its first tweet since McCammond's exit last month — Danielle Kwateng was announced as Teen Vogue's new executive editor Wednesday. The announcement came in the form of a tweet from the publication's account …
Nathan Solis / Courthouse News Service:
LA Superior Court judge threw out Katie Hill's suit against the Daily Mail for its publication of nude and graphic photos of her; her lawyer says they'll appeal — Katie Hill was part of the 2018 “blue wave” that unseated an incumbent congressman, but claimed she became the victim of revenge porn …
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Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Pew: YouTube usage grew from 73% of US adults in 2019 to 81% in 2021, with 95% of 18- to 29-year-olds using the service; 21% use TikTok — - YouTube saw the most significant growth of any social media app among American users during the pandemic, according to the Pew Research Center.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook's NPE team launches a public beta for Hotline, a web-based app letting creators stream live video or audio-only Q&As; events are recorded automatically — Facebook's internal R&D group, NPE Team, has today launched its latest experiment, Hotline, into public beta testing.
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Insider, Gizmodo, The Verge, Engadget, musically.com and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: some TV networks believe Nielsen ratings could be as much as 10% below actual viewership for many shows and streaming activity, due to pandemic issues — Sometimes, the simple act of counting can result in something much more complex. — Nielsen and the TV networks whose audiences …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's grip on public attention has collapsed, with Google search interest in March lower than at any point since June 2015, as has his cable TV time — For about half an hour Tuesday, a former president of the United States appeared on television to offer his unfiltered assessment …
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Poynter, KDFX-TV, @pbump, HillReporter.com and Raw Story
James Vincent / The Verge:
Facebook says it is adding contextual labels to posts by Pages like “satire page” and “public official” to reduce confusion about their origin — Facebook is adding labels to satire pages in the News Feed — Facebook is adding additional labels to posts from Pages …
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9to5Mac, MacRumors and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Twitter says it won't let the US National Archives make @realDonaldTrump's old tweets available publicly via Twitter's platform, citing his permanent suspension — The social media company says its permanent suspension of the former president's personal account means a federally preserved version will also be blocked.
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@quintforgey, @pinboard, @wexler, Gizmodo, Engadget and Insider, more at Techmeme »
The Atlantic:
Atlantic Media, former parent of The Atlantic, says a hack, identified March 1, might have exposed names and SSNs of current and former staff and contractors — A forensic investigation found no evidence that any subscribers', customers', or clients' financial or sensitive information was involved.
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