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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
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Meta says it “will be restricting access to RT and Sputnik across the EU at this time” following requests from several governments and the EU — Facebook parent Meta will restrict access to Russian state media on its platforms across the EU in response to Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine …
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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
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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
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Deadline:
Disney pauses the release of theatrical films in Russia “given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine”, and is working with NGOs “to provide urgent aid” to refugees — UPDATED with MPA statement: Hollywood hasn't been the most bullish about taking an action that would dent …
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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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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.
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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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
A look at Cardinal News, a site in rural Virginia founded by veterans of Lee-owned Roanoke Times with funds from foundations, businesses, and individual donors — Two photographs tell the story of Cardinal News, a start-up news site in a mostly rural section of Virginia.
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Mollie Cahillane / Adweek:
Comscore CEO Bill Livek plans to retire after 40+ years in media measurement, serving as non-executive vice chairman through mid-2024 once a successor is named — The tumultuous measurement space is getting upended yet again: Comscore CEO and executive vice chairman Bill Livek plans …
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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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Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Sources: MLB and NBC Sports have had serious talks about broadcasting this season's games on Peacock; MLB wants $100M to $150M from NBC and Apple for its games — MLB and NBC Sports have had serious talks about the network broadcasting games this season, The Post has learned.
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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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