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Russia blocks access to BBC, Deutsche Welle, VOA, RFE/RL, and others, citing “deliberate and systematic circulation of materials containing false information” — Russia cut access to several foreign news organisations' websites, including the BBC and Deutsche Welle …
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Memo: T&R Productions, the production company behind RT America, the US version of Russia's state-funded RT, will lay off most of its staff and cease production — New York (CNN Business)The production company behind the American version of the Russian state-funded network RT laid off …
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Sheila Dang / Reuters:
RT says it will begin broadcasting on Rumble, a video platform popular with right-wing users, after tech companies restricted Russian state-controlled media — Russian state-controlled news network RT said on Thursday it will begin broadcasting on Rumble, a YouTube-like video site …
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@rumblevideo, @gpingersoll, @checkmyadshq, @mattpalumbo12, @amandacarpenter, @therickwilson and Engadget
Paresh Dave / Reuters:
Google stops selling online advertising in Russia including on Search, YouTube, and outside publishing partners, following similar moves by Twitter and Snap — Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google said on Thursday that it had stopped selling online advertising in Russia, a ban that covers search, YouTube and outside publishing partners.
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
The New York Times' tech workers vote 404-88 to unionize as the New York Times Tech Guild, becoming the largest US unit of tech workers with bargaining rights — The new unit, which is organized by the NewsGuild, is now the largest unit of tech workers with bargaining rights in the country.
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The DOJ unseals an indictment charging ex-Fox News producer Jack Hanick with working for a sanctioned Russian oligarch to build TV networks in Russia and Europe — Jack Hanick, a onetime producer at Fox News, has been indicted on charges of working for a sanctioned Russian oligarch …
Variety:
Netflix promotes Marian Lee to CMO, replacing Bozoma Saint John, who joined the company in August 2020 after senior roles at Uber, Apple, and Endeavor — She replaces Bozoma Saint John, who boarded the streaming giant in 2020 after serving in senior executive roles at Uber and Apple.
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New York Times:
Russian journalists from independent outlets describe Kremlin pressure that shut them down, or soon will: “Everything that's not propaganda is being eliminated” — “Everything that's not propaganda is being eliminated,” a Nobel Prize winning editor said as Russian authorities moved …
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The Moscow Times:
After Russia takes Ekho Moskvy off the air for spreading “deliberately false information”, the board of directors votes to liquidate the liberal radio station
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@kevinrothrock, Vanity Fair, @juliaioffe, @katyayushchenko, @cliffordlevy, @murphymike, @antontroian, @sbg1, @orlovakarine, Al Jazeera, Committee to Protect … and CNN
Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Source: Disney is discussing launching a cheaper, ad-supported Disney+ tier in the US to fire up slowing subscriber growth and hit its 2024 profitability goal — Disney is discussing launching a cheaper, ad-supported tier of its Disney+ streaming service in the U.S., according to a person involved in the discussions.
Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Netflix is launching Trivia Quest, its first interactive daily quiz show, featuring 24 multiple-choice questions, on April 1 as an “experiment” — ‘Trivia Quest’ melds a story with knowledge — Netflix's move into interactive shows is extending beyond the occasional single-episode project.
Meaghan Tobin / Rest of World:
Amid a trial in India, researchers say blocking Sci-Hub would benefit wealthy North American and European universities that can pay to access published papers — Dozens of Indian academics say blocking the site would have catastrophic consequences. — The doctoral researchers …
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MIT Technology Review:
An investigation details Operation Safety Net, a sprawling surveillance program in Minnesota to track protesters and journalists after George Floyd's murder — Law enforcement agencies in Minnesota have been carrying out a secretive, long-running surveillance program targeting civil rights activists …
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