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A US federal appeals court upholds the Texas social media content moderation law, lifting an injunction that blocked it and remanding it back to the lower court — A federal appeals court upheld the validity of a Texas social-media law that companies like Twitter Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc …
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
The 5th Circuit federal court's ruling to uphold the Texas social media content moderation law is based on a misrepresentation of how Section 230 actually works — from the batshit-crazy dept — As far as I can tell, in the area the 5th Circuit appeals court has jurisdiction …
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
A look at falling traffic and advertising at local news sites, with regional papers seeing the worst of it, and how publishers are rethinking digital strategies — With advertising down and newsprint and delivery costs rising, reduced traffic puts pressure on an already ailing industry.
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Better News, @rodmickleburgh and @ampress
Nico Grant / New York Times:
Leaked audio: YouTube will lower the barriers to entry for its partner program and bring ads to Shorts, paying creators 45% of ad money vs. 55% for YouTube ads — The video platform will let more creators earn payments and place ads in Shorts, its TikTok competitor, according to audio from an internal meeting.
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Sources: the BBC, ITV, and Sky, which invested heavily in covering the Queen's funeral, are pushing back on making their live feeds available to UK newspapers — Major British broadcasters have been engaged in a fierce stand-off with UK newspapers over the rights to the live coverage …
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@goldbart1, @goldbart1 and @jackshafer
Rodger Sherman / The Ringer:
Amazon's NFL debut had audio and video issues and lots of Prime ads, but it was a good conventional game broadcast with premier commentators and extra streams — Thursday night's Chiefs-Chargers game showed that Amazon won't revolutionize how football games are broadcast; it'll just try to sell you Prime as you watch
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Washington Post:
The Washington Post's Outlook, its “brains section” of commentary and analysis for nearly 70 years, publishes its last edition — Outlook, the print section of commentary and analysis that has graced this newspaper's Sunday edition for nearly 70 years, came into the world quietly on Dec. 19, 1954.
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Jeff Green / Bloomberg:
Disney releases adjusted pay data for US employees by race and gender for the first time; women earned 99.4% of men and POC earned 99.8% of white employees — Walt Disney Co. released data on employee pay by race and gender for the first time Friday, and committed to provide more compensation information within 18 months.
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
An interview with Justin Webb, the new co-host of the BBC's podcast Americast alongside Sarah Smith and Marianna Spring, replacing Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel — Justin Webb, the new co-host of the BBC's popular US podcast Americast, has a confession to make.
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@pressgazette, @risj_oxford and @wturvill
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Wattpad and Spotify strike a deal to launch exclusive podcasts by popular Wattpad authors in the Philippines on September 17 and in Indonesia on September 30 — Some of the biggest names in web novels in Indonesia and the Philippines will bring their stories to life through a range of podcasts …
Lorne Cook / Associated Press:
The European Commission proposes media rules to protect independence, ensure public media funding, make ownership and state ads more transparent, and more — The European Union's executive branch unveiled plans Friday for new laws that it said would help protect media freedom and independence …
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Natasha Singer / New York Times:
Some experts say targeted ads on streaming services could be crucial in the 2022 US midterms, as others worry the ads evade federal regulation and oversight — Over the last few weeks, tens of thousands of voters in the Detroit area who watch streaming video services were shown different …
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