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10:55 AM ET, October 21, 2021

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ABC News:
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 …
Bloomberg:
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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Christi Carras / Los Angeles Times:
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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Matt Donnelly / Variety:
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”
Todd Spangler / Variety:
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 …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
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.
Discussion: Variety, Engadget, CNBC and Spotify
RTÉ:
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.
Mathieu Rosemain / Reuters:
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 …
Discussion: The Guardian and Tech Xplore
Ian Burrell / New Statesman:
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.
Brian Ng / Nieman Lab:
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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Aisha Counts / Protocol:
Since May, Google says it has blocked 1.6M messages and restored ~4,000 YouTube influencer accounts affected by a phishing campaign offering fake collaborations
Tarpley Hitt / Gawker:
Sources: Thomas Chatterton Williams, who organized “the Harper's Letter” is leaving Harper's and is in talks for a contributing role at The Atlantic
William Turton / Bloomberg:
Sources: the recent ransomware attack against Sinclair is linked to Russian group Evil Corp., which changed names to avoid 2019 US sanctions
Spiegel Online:
Sources: Bild EIC Julian Reichelt's sacking came after years of questionable conduct and Axel Springer showing no interest in disciplining him
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Pinterest will release Creator Originals, a content series with over 100 creators across 10 countries, and create a $20M Creator Rewards in the US
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: China's muted response to TikTok bill reflects the view that TikTok is of less strategic value than Huawei; China prefers TikTok US closure to sale

Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Apple removes three AI image generation apps from the App Store after a 404 Media probe found the apps advertised being able to create nonconsensual nude images

Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang, and others join a board for advising the DHS on deploying AI safely within US critical infrastructure

 
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