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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Apple's change to let “reader” apps link out for subscription signups is good news for newspaper and magazine publishers, giving them more user data and money — Early September is usually a big time for Apple. Until Covid broke the streak last year, it had released …
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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
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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 …
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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.
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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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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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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Benjamin Butterworth / inews.co.uk:
LGBTQ activists say UK's Online Safety Bill could provide the legal basis for censorship of LGBTQ content and say ending online anonymity could harm queer users — EXCLUSIVELegal free speech could be banned from social media under the proposed law — Stephen Fry has led warnings …
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Emilia Petrarca / The Cut:
As budgets and creative possibilities shrink, fashion EICs and directors from Marie Claire, Self, Allure, and Vogue have left for Instagram, TikTok, and others — Taped to the side of Aya Kanai's standing desk in her Brooklyn apartment is a list of acronyms.
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@dejonnyc, @mediasnarking, @hscommentary, @laura_nelson, @nbj914, @mediaevan and @mattzeitlin
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.
Stephen Harrison / Slate:
A look at Wikimedia's Wikifunctions, expected to launch in 2022, which could help partially unify information across the 323 individual-language Wikipedias — Wikipedia has 323 language editions, and at times, there are huge differences between them. — For instance, Jasenovac …
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@tnegrin, @jessesheidlower, @aubreymcfato, @harrisonstephen, @adzebill, @bhecht, @wikimedia and @vrandezo, more at Techmeme »
A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
ABC News President Kim Godwin announces a new leadership structure, with a new senior vice president of streaming and executive vice president of editorial — It's a day full of personnel announcements at ABC News. — Not long after the network announced Christine Brouwer is becoming …
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The Wrap, CNN, @oliverdarcy and @oliverdarcy
Ash Parrish / The Verge:
Gamesight data shows a dip in Twitch viewership on Wednesday, possibly 5%-15%, as some streamers took #ADayOffTwitch to bring awareness to “hate raids” — It seems as if the Twitch walkout was a success — Streamers took a day off Twitch on September 1st to bring attention …
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Anirban Sen / Reuters:
Sources: Reddit is seeking to hire investment bankers and lawyers ahead of an IPO that may occur as soon as early 2022, following a $10B valuation in August — (Reuters) - Reddit Inc, the operator of online message boards that became the go-to destination for day traders chasing this year's frenzy …
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