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Anna Kramer / Protocol:
Twitter says its research shows its algorithms amplify right-leaning content more than left-leaning content, but doesn't know what causes the amplification — Twitter is publicly sharing research findings today that show that the platform's algorithms amplify tweets from right-wing politicians …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Leaked recording: Axel Springer CEO told Politico staffers he made “a mistake” in saying he planned a paywall for Politico: “No decision has been made” — Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner told Politico staffers in a company-wide Q&A Thursday that it was …
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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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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 …
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Washington Post:
China's Tencent removes live broadcasts of Boston Celtics games after the team's center, Enes Kanter, called Xi Jinping a “brutal dictator” on social media — The Boston Celtics are facing blowback in China after center Enes Kanter posted a video voicing his support for Tibetan independence.
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Victoria Traxler / Santa Fe New Mexican:
Sheriff's office says Alec Baldwin discharged a “prop firearm” that killed a cinematographer and injured the director of a movie being filmed near Santa Fe, NM — Actor Alec Baldwin discharged a “prop firearm” that killed a cinematographer and injured the director of the movie Rust …
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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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Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Google lowers Play Store subscription fees to 15% and fees for ebooks and on-demand music streaming services to “as low as 10%”; IAP cut seems to be unaffected — Subscription fees are lowered to 15 percent, and music streaming services ‘as low as 10%’
Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
FilmLA: overall filming in LA is up 6% in Q3, TV production is up 22%, and reality TV is up 146% when compared with pre-COVID averages in 2016-2019 — FilmLA had strong numbers to report for its quarterly update of on-location shooting in Los Angeles. With 10,127 shoot days logged by film …
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Jason Nelson / Decrypt:
The Associated Press partners with crypto company Chainlink to authenticate data about elections, sports, and more via its blockchain — The Associated Press, a collective of more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters, is moving further into decentralized news and publishing.
Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Snap Q3: $1.07B revenue, up 57% YoY, vs. $1.10B est., DAUs up 23% to 306M, net loss down 64% to $72M, blames iOS ATT changes for revenue miss; stock down 20%+ — - Snap reported its third-quarter earnings on Thursday, missing revenue expectations after Apple's iPhone privacy changes disrupted its advertising business.
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
VideoAmp, which offers audience and ad measurement tools across digital platforms and traditional TV, raises a $275M Series F at a $1.4B valuation — The latest round of funding, led by Spruce House Partnership, values VideoAmp at $1.4 billion, the company said
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku calls Google's YouTube distribution demands 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 are the internet giant's …
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