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Apple will let developers of “reader” apps worldwide link to a website to set up or manage accounts early next year, closing an antitrust investigation by Japan — Apple will let developers of “reader” apps around the world link to an external website to set up or manage an account beginning early next year
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Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple begins prompting iOS 15 users for consent to enable Personalized Ads for their Apple ID, which was previously on by default and led to antitrust scrutiny — For iOS 15 users, Apple has begun prompting for their consent to enable Personalized Ads for their Apple ID …
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William Earl / Variety:
Joe Rogan announced on Instagram that he tested positive for COVID-19 and says he is feeling better after he used ivermectin and other remedies — Joe Rogan, the mega-popular podcaster who has questioned the necessity of the COVID vaccine on his show, revealed to his fans that he was sick …
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Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
YouTube Music reached 50M paying subscribers in August, up from 30M paid music and premium subscribers that YouTube had reported in October 2020 — Google-owned platforms have grown rapidly to become more serious streaming rival — YouTube's paid music streaming services have amassed 50m subscribers …
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Ben Bowman / The Streamable:
Locast suspends operations after a court rules that donation solicitations and revenue made it not a nonprofit, a status that let it claim copyright exemption — In a terse email to users this morning, Locast announced it was suspending operations entirely.
Kait Sanchez / The Verge:
Twitter launches Super Follows for iOS, letting a select group of US test users charge either $2.99, $4.99, or $9.99 per month for their tweets — Select users in the US can now charge for tweets — Twitter is starting to roll out Super Follows, its new feature that lets users charge for subscriber-only content.
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Reuters:
Google says it is appealing the €500M fine imposed by France's competition watchdog over how Google conducted talks with publishers to reach payment agreements — Google (GOOGL.O) said on Wednesday it was appealing against a 500 million euro ($591 million) fine imposed …
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New York Post, Press Gazette, TechCrunch and Light Reading
David McLaughlin / Bloomberg:
Source: the DOJ is preparing to file a second antitrust lawsuit against Google by the end of this year, targeting Google's digital ads business — - Case would broaden federal government's monopoly allegations — Google already fighting DOJ antitrust lawsuit over web search
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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Shang-Chi becomes first MCU film not to be granted approval for distribution in China; since 2013, China has made up between 10% and 20% of Marvel's box office — - “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” does not have a release date in China, which could be detrimental to its global box office haul.
Allison Fisher / Media Matters for America:
Analysis: between August 27 and August 30, just 4% of the segments about Hurricane Ida on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC mentioned climate change — Key Findings — Corporate broadcast TV outlets — ABC, CBS, and NBC — aired a combined 93 segments about Hurricane Ida during morning …
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The Guardian, @benwikler and @citizenfisher
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Interviews with four local journalists who have joined Facebook's Bulletin on what they're providing their communities, why Facebook is a good fit, and more — It's tempting to be cynical about Facebook's push into local news. — The company last week named 25 local journalists who will join Bulletin …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Facebook says it helped airlift 175 Afghan citizens out of Afghanistan to Mexico, including journalists and some of its own employees — Facebook on Wednesday confirmed that it was part of an effort to fly 175 Afghan citizens out of Afghanistan to Mexico, including some of its own employees, according to a statement provided to Axios.
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Maribel Perez Wadsworth / USA Today:
For the second year, Gannett posts demographic details for some of its newsroom staffs as part of its effort to mirror community demographics by the end of 2025 — One year ago, America was in the depths of a global pandemic and grappling with a racial reckoning that tore at the fabric of our nation.
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