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Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Twitter starts labeling tweets that link to Russian state-backed media outlets and plans to label other countries' state media outlets “in the coming weeks” — Twitter announced new measures to prevent disinformation tied to the Russian government from spreading on Monday in light …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix won't add any Russian channels in the country “given the current situation” despite a regulation requiring it to add 20 federal channels from March 1 — Russian rule requires services with more than 100,000 subscribers to carry some 20 Russian channels
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Meta restricts access to “several accounts” in Ukraine, including “some Russian state media organizations”, at the request of the Ukrainian government — It's also ‘reviewing other Government requests’ to restrict these accounts — Facebook has blocked access …
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Dylan Byers / Puck:
Sources: The New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet will announce his resignation and pass control to managing editor Joe Kahn in the coming months — A coronation appears cemented at The Times. Meanwhile, a new detail emerges in the race to hire Jeff Zucker's replacement.
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Washington Post:
Several media commentators drew criticism for casual racism after describing Ukrainians as “so like us” or more “civilized” than Iraqis, Afghanis, or Syrians — Russia's invasion of Ukraine shocked the world as the largest cross-border European conflict in decades.
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Jay Bonggolto / Android Central:
TikTok confirms it is rolling out support for uploading up to 10-minute videos worldwide, up from three minutes — The new capability is rolling out to everyone worldwide. — What you need to know — TikTok has confirmed the global rollout of 10-minute video uploads.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The UK's Ofcom launches 15 investigations into the due impartiality of RT news programming over 14 hours of broadcasting on Sunday as Russia invaded Ukraine — UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has opened 15 new investigations into the due impartiality of RT's news programming.
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Derek Decloet / Bloomberg:
Canada's Rogers, BCE, and Telus remove RT from their services, after criticism from the Canadian government over the state-owned Russian broadcaster's presence
Canada's Rogers, BCE, and Telus remove RT from their services, after criticism from the Canadian government over the state-owned Russian broadcaster's presence
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will ban “Kremlin's media machine”, including state-owned RT, Sputnik, and their subsidiaries
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will ban “Kremlin's media machine”, including state-owned RT, Sputnik, and their subsidiaries
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Axios names Jamie Stockwell, most recently an NYT deputy national editor, as executive editor for Axios Local to expand coverage to 50 cities by the end of 2023 — Axios on Monday named Jamie Stockwell, a local news veteran, who most recently served as a deputy national editor at the New York Times …
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Deadline:
Disney says it is pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia in response to the Ukraine crisis, and is working with NGOs to provide aid to refugees — “Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia …
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The California Film Commission awards a record $149.2M in credits for 30 films; $60.3M to Netflix, $27.2M to Disney, $16.2M to Warner Bros., and $16M to Amazon — The California Film Commission announced the latest round of tax credits for film productions on Monday, and once again Netflix emerged as the big winner.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Axel Springer announces Axel Springer Insider Ventures to invest in media startups, starting with podcast company Spooler, which will produce shows with Insider — Insider and its parent, German publishing giant Axel Springer, are investing in a new podcast company called Spooler, Insider CEO Henry Blodget tells Axios.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
ESPN rebrands The Undefeated to Andscape as the Black-focused site expands into publishing, live events, music, TV, and film — The operation will continue to cover the intersection of race, sports and culture but will expand into publishing, live events, music, TV and film.
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