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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Roku says it has agreed to a multi-year extension with Google for distributing YouTube and YouTube TV apps on its devices; Roku's stock is up 18%+ — Roku and Google have agreed to a multi-year extension for both YouTube and YouTube TV apps to be distributed on Roku.
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International Press Institute:
Q&A with the CEO of South African outlet Scrolla on delivering news in English and isiZulu through a data-lite app due to high mobile data rates and more — Scrolla Africa is building a publishing business with affordable data-lite, mobile-first journalism and ambitions …
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@globalfreemedia and American Press Institute
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
OANN owner and founder Robert Herring contradicts his son, OANN President Charles Herring, saying the company does not support Joe Biden's FCC nominee Gigi Sohn — One America News Network is pulling an about-face after the far-right news network seemed to endorse President Joe Biden's nominee …
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Washington Free Beacon, Ars Technica and Techdirt
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
A look at Twitter's Project Guardian, which lets moderators respond quickly when journalists and other highly visible users are targeted with harassment — ‘Project Guardian’ aims to protect prominent tweeters from abuse, harassment — Twitter Inc.'s highest-profile users …
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The Verge, Engadget, @kurtwagner8, @rralstonagile and @kurtwagner8, more at Techmeme »
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
Sources: GB News, whose debut was beset with problems, is mulling exporting its broadcasting model to Germany, Italy, Spain, and Poland through joint ventures — - Conservative channel mulls joint ventures after rocky launch — GB News faces domestic rivalry with Rupert Murdoch's talkTV
Ashley Carman / The Verge:
A researcher who listened to 350+ hours of The Joe Rogan Experience says COVID-19 misinformation has become its central core and Spotify should moderate it — An interview with a Media Matters researcher documenting Rogan's views — This story is part of a group of stories called — Here I am.
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@searls, @harrymccracken, Podcast Movement, @ashleyrcarman, @tnicholsmd, @jake_k, @alexpattyy, @bradesposito, @roisinwest and @b3ardedwond3r
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
A look at Trump Media & Technology Group, which lacks a product, users, publicly identified executives, and revenue, and its merger with DWAC, valued at $1.85B — In October, former President Trump announced the creation of a new company, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG).
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@juddlegum, @timobrien, @juddlegum, @morgfair, @timobrien, Bloomberg, @juddlegum, @juddlegum, @peterbakernyt, @josephzeballos and The Guardian, more at Techmeme »
Patrick McGee / Financial Times:
Sources: despite iOS ATT changes, Apple still lets Meta, Snap, and other iOS developers collect data from iPhones so long as it is “anonymized and aggregated” — Group's unacknowledged shift lets companies follow a looser interpretation of its privacy rules
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@michellemanafy, @karlbode, @danjokaz00ie, @dcuthbert, 9to5Mac, MacRumors and AppleInsider, more at Techmeme »
Helen Davidson / The Guardian:
RSF report details the worsening treatment of journalists in China: “media culture worthy of the Maoist era”, Hong Kong's journalism in “freefall”, and more — Reporters Without Borders calls increasing media oppression in China a ‘great leap backwards’ and says Hong Kong journalism is ‘in freefall’
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BBC, @amfchina, Newser and @nathanattrill
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Axios president says the company has been profitable for three years, will reach $86M in revenue this year, up 40% YoY, but it's too early to sell or merge — It's been a busy and well-publicized year for Axios, which has made a ton of headlines given the newsletter publisher …
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@djtweets, @sarafischer and @sarafischer
Washington Post:
A Paris prosecutor says the man held as a suspect in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi was released after the police could not confirm they detained the right man — PARIS — The arrest of a man previously believed to have been a suspect in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has turned …
Steve Dent / Engadget:
Facebook launches a Professional Mode, letting eligible creators monetize their profiles, and a Reels Play bonus program that offers up to $35K/month — Facebook has launched a new professional mode for profiles that will let eligible creators earn money without the need to create a separate Page.
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PCMag UK, TechCrunch, Meta, @alexvoica, The Verge and Facebook, more at Techmeme »
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