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7:00 PM ET, September 21, 2022

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Jem Bartholomew / Columbia Journalism Review:
Examining the differences between “pink slime” local sites, often with partisan paid PR posts, and partisan news outlets that mix advocacy with solid journalism  —  When the doors of the Texas Senate Chamber opened for the 2019 session, there were two new faces at the press table.
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Twitch Blog:
Twitch announces subscription revenue above $100K will be split 50/50, not 70/30, starting on June 1, 2023, for streamers on premium deals, citing hosting costs  —  Hello, Twitch community.  I'm Dan Clancy, President of Twitch and responsible for the day-to-day operations of the service.
Rupert Neate / The Guardian:
The Telegraph, openDemocracy, TBIJ, and OCCRP face libel lawsuits in the US and UK over reporting on a fund named after ex-Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev  —  Complaints filed by charity named after ex-president reopen the debate over legal action against public interest journalism
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
An ex-employee sues Axel Springer and Bild in the US, accusing them of failing to prevent sexual harassment and retaliation by former Bild EIC Julian Reichelt  —  In a lawsuit filed in California, a former employee said the media company did not appropriately handle her complaints about a top editor.
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Bloomberg:
An analysis of October 2020 to August 2022 streams: Twitch's moderation tools often failed to stop kids from streaming and adults from finding and grooming them  —  The gaming platform's design enables people to find and exploit kids in real-time  —  Graphics and illustrations by Rachael Dottle
James Vincent / The Verge:
Getty Images bans uploading and selling images generated with AI tools like DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, citing concerns users may face legal risks  —  Getty Images has banned the upload and sale of illustrations generated using AI art tools like DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Music Group appoints YouTube's Chief Business Officer Robert Kyncl as CEO, replacing Stephen Cooper early in 2023  —  Kyncl, who had been YouTube's chief business officer, will succeed Stephen Cooper early next year.  —  Warner Music Group has found its next CEO.
Pew Research Center:
Survey of US adults: 82% often or sometimes get news on a smartphone, computer, or tablet; those who get news from TV decreased from 40% in 2020 to 31% in 2022  —  The transition of the news industry away from print, television and radio into digital spaces has caused huge disruptions …
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Florida's attorney general asks the US Supreme Court whether the First Amendment prohibits states from regulating how social media companies moderate content  —  The state attorney general filed a petition to the Court on Wednesday, after two lower courts split on decisions about social media laws
 
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Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
A judge dismisses Alex Jones' lawyer and chief restructuring officer in the bankruptcy of Infowars parent Free Speech Systems and expands a trustee's control
Mia Sato / The Verge:
A Mozilla study using YouTube recommendation data from 20,000+ users and 500M+ videos finds the “dislike” and “not interested” buttons are largely ineffective
J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify launches a US audiobook service with 300K titles from major and independent publishers; users purchase and download individual books to play in its app
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Nvidia announces Blackwell, a new generation of AI chips available later in 2024, starting with the GB200 superchip, which pairs two B200 GPUs with a Grace CPU

Samuel Tolbert / Windows Central:
Valve debuts Steam Families in beta, allowing a group of up to six Steam users to share their games, manage parental controls, and more

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