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Trump announces the Trump Media & Technology Group and TRUTH Social, a social network coming in Nov. to “stand up” to Big Tech, in the App Store for preorder — The former president has been banned from several platforms. — Silenced by many major platforms …
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China's Cyberspace Administration removes Caixin Media, one of the country's most liberal news sources, from an official list of outlets that can be republished — - Cyberspace agency puts out list of approved media outlets — Beijing has proposed banning private capital from most media
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Report: Yahoo Finance's mobile app disappeared from the App Store in China, days after republishing a Bloomberg story critical of China's tech crackdown — Yahoo Finance appears to be the latest victim of China's suppressive internet regulations, as the iOS app used by many to access foreign news coverage …
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Transgender Netflix employees and allies rallied in Los Angeles to protest Dave Chappelle's new show and to push for trans rights; Chappelle fans showed up too — Transgender Netflix employees and their allies gathered Wednesday morning on Vine Street in Los Angeles to protest …
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Ahead of a walkout by Netflix staff, Ted Sarandos says he “screwed up” internal messaging and acknowledges that “storytelling has real impact in the real world”
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Evening Standard editor Emily Sheffield is stepping down after 15 months, during which she laid off 40% of editorial staff — Oh dear. It was less than six months ago that Mr S was remarking on the number of onetime George Osborne acolytes now ensconced at the Evening Standard .
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WarnerMedia reports Q3 results: HBO and HBO Max subscribers reached 69.4M, up 1.9M from Q2 and 12.5M from last year; revenue was $8.4B, up 14.2% YoY — But international markets more than made up the difference: Worldwide, there were 69.4 million global HBO Max and HBO subscribers at the end of Q3 …
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Spotify is rolling out video podcast publishing to all creators via Anchor, which they will be able to monetize through subscriptions — Spotify has already invested around $1 billion in podcasting between its acquisitions, exclusive deals, and other partnerships.


Google News Showcase rolls out in Ireland, with national and regional publications including Irish Independent, The Irish Examiner, and The Irish Times — Irish Independent owner Mediahuis has today joined the seven Irish publishers that have signed licensing agreements to take part in Google News Showcase.
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Facebook signs a preliminary agreement with a French group representing Le Monde and others news outlets, paving the way for it to pay for news content — Facebook (FB.O) said on Thursday it had signed a preliminary copyright agreement with a French news publishers' lobby group …
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NYT's London newsroom expands to 70 editorial staff, rivaling small UK national titles in scale, as some local papers deride its UK coverage as “delusional” — As it rapidly expands its British newsroom, the US newspaper now rivals smaller UK national titles.
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Roku calls Google's demands for YouTube distribution anticompetitive; if negotiations fail, YouTube won't be available on new Roku devices starting December 9 — Roku wants its customers to know: The streaming platform company is still battling Google over what it alleges …
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A look at free Substack newsletter Dirt, which covers online habits and sells NFTs to fund itself and give token owners a say in coverage — “NFTs are the newest form of digital content. Structurally, that fits with Dirt's scope.” — Writers Daisy Alioto and Kyle Chayka are known …
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