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@bbcpress:
BBC says it has to “temporarily suspend” operations in Russia as the country's new law “appears to criminalize the process of independent journalism” — BBC statement on reporting from within Russia. Reacting to new legislation passed by the Russian authorities, BBC Director-General Tim Davie says: https://twitter.com/...
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Reuters:
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 …
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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The Moscow Times:
Russia's Duma unanimously passes a bill that punishes spreading “fake news” about the Russian military with up to 15 years in prison — Proposed bill punishes ‘fakes’ about Russian military with up to 15 years in jail. — Spreading fake news about the Russian military …
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TechCrunch, The Independent, Reuters, The Verge, NPR, @micheleberdy and @moscowtimes, more at Techmeme »
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
How WaPo, ABC, LAT, NYT, and NPR are managing their journalists in Ukraine and Russia and the logistics challenges they face — How the story of Russia's war on Ukraine will be covered inside Russia is increasingly uncertain following the closure of the country's remaining independent media outlets.
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@pressfreedom, New Yorker and Mediaite
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
RT says it will begin broadcasting on Rumble, a video platform popular with right-wing users, after tech companies restricted Russian state-controlled media
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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
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
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CNBC:
Disney announces a Disney+ ad-supported tier, launching in the US this year and internationally in 2023, as part of its push for 230M-260M subscribers by 2024 — - Disney announced a new ad-supported tier for its Disney+ streaming service on Friday. — In this photo illustration …
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Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
The Verge co-founder and Executive Editor Dieter Bohn is leaving the media industry after 20 years to join Google's Platforms & Ecosystems team — I'm moving on from media — Ten years after we founded it, The Verge continues to be the best place to discover the import and impact …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Amazon has triggered a mid-March deadline for the FTC to challenge its MGM acquisition, after which Amazon can close the deal — Deadline could make it difficult for the commission to take action before the tech giant completes the transaction — Amazon.com Inc. has given …
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New York Post and @jbflint, more at Techmeme »
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
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, CNN, @juliaioffe, @katyayushchenko, @cliffordlevy, @murphymike, @antontroian, @sbg1, @orlovakarine, Al Jazeera and Committee to Protect …
Mark Scott / Politico:
Telegram says it is removing access to Kremlin-backed media in the EU, starting with people who signed in with an EU-based phone number — Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok all scrubbed Russia's RT — and its channels in English, Spanish, French and German — off their platforms …
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@aaronbastani, @markscott82, @aaronbastani, @markscott82, @alexmartin, @isdglobal, @laukaya and Variety, more at Techmeme »
Corey Hutchins / Nieman Lab:
News app NewsBreak, which has relied on aggregation and contributors, tries hiring local staffers and an editor to publish original local news in Denver — NewsBreak, which calls itself “the nation's leading local news app,” has been trying something new in Denver.
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Inside the News in Colorado and American Press Institute
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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Denise Petski / Deadline:
MTV will air a reality TV competition showcasing eight artists originally discovered on TikTok — MTV has teamed with TikTok and Pepsi on a first-of-its-kind music competition series that showcases artists originally discovered on TikTok. Joe Jonas, Becky G and Sean Bankhead will serve …