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Sources: Twitter is considering forcing all users to opt in to personalized ads and share their location data but may let Blue users opt out of personalized ads — Agree to personalize your ads — or else — A month ago, when Elon Musk's Twitter first set out to revamp the Twitter Blue subscription …
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Casey Newton / @caseynewton: NEW: Twitter has a plan to force you to opt in to personalized ads to continue using this app. @ZoeSchiffer and me in @platformer: https://www.platformer.news/ ... https://twitter.com/...
@zoeschiffer: SCOOP w/ @CaseyNewton: Twitter is working on a plan to force users to opt-in to personalized ads & share their location data. It's considering letting those who pay for Twitter Blue to opt-out of data sharing — a decision that would likely anger Apple: https://www.platformer.news/ ...
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Reports of Musk forcing tracking ads on Twitter put him on a costly collision course with EU privacy laws
Pete Syme / Insider: Twitter is considering forcing users to let the company sell their data and phone numbers to advertisers, in potential breach of Apple rules
Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: Twitter ads may break Apple's rules to track you; Musk's desperation to save money
@mattbc: So, uh, I feel like the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is going to demand a word with Twitter about this... https://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Gordon / Fortune: Twitter refusing to pay office rent, says reports
@beardedgenius: I don't know if it's just me, but there's a lot of content that I suddenly can't see anymore, under the pretence that they don't know if I'm over 18. So they want my birthday in order for me to see it https://twitter.com/...
Jane Manchun Wong / @wongmjane: Dude runs the company like playing GTA https://twitter.com/...
Charles Gaba / @charles_gaba: There's a lot of lines he's crossed already, but if he starts location tracking without permission that'll be the real final straw for a LOT of people. And yeah, I don't see Apple allowing that anyway. https://twitter.com/...
Nick Martin / @nickmartin: If Twitter ends up forcing you to hand over your location and other data to continue using the platform, I'm done. This reporting by @ZoeSchiffer and @CaseyNewton is behind a paywall, but it's at least worth signing up for a free trial to read. https://www.platformer.news/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Grant Brisbee / @grantbrisbee: Fine, fine, I'll finish setting up an account on Scrangle or whatever the new thing is https://twitter.com/...
Tim O'Connor / @timoconnorbl: The question isn't whether Apple and the EU throat-stamp this, but rather which of them does it first. https://twitter.com/...
Heather Burns / @webdevlaw: Aside from obviously being totally illegal in Europe, given how the birdsite is currently held together by five seconded car engineers sleeping on the office floor, it's maybe not a good idea to add a massive layer of surveillance and tracking data to the stack. https://twitter.com/...
Sasha Perigo / @sashaperigo: If Twitter does indeed force users to opt into this surveillance, I'll be leaving the app. We have to draw a line somewhere, and letting Elon Musk use my friends' phone numbers for advertising is definitely crossing that line. https://twitter.com/...
Kathleen Schmidt / @kathmschmidt: And that is when I will shut it down here. Absolutely not sharing location. https://twitter.com/...
Siva Vaidhyanathan / @sivavaid: This is big. Musk is calling a bluff on Apple, the FTC, and maybe the GDPR. If this goes into effect you should quit Twitter ASAP. https://twitter.com/...
@lolkat: I'm sure there are no privacy or security implications about an app forcing you to share your location with them alongside other personally identifying information to share with third party companies. Love that you might have to pay a high premium for basic safety. https://twitter.com/...
Erin Biba / @erinbiba: Considering that Twitter is my main source for receiving death threats it's an absolute joke that they think I'll hand over my location information LMAO https://twitter.com/...
Alex Howard / @digiphile: 🚨Per @CaseyNewton, @Twitter is considering forcing us to opt into personalized ads, sharing location data, agree to data sharing with its business partners, & use the phone numbers we use for two-factor authentication for ad targeting — or lose access. https://www.platformer.news/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Dave Troy / @davetroy: No one is compelled to share location data on iOS, FWIW. Just do not authorize/turn off location services in Settings. Android has similar capability but may not be as bulletproof as iOS implementation. https://twitter.com/...
David M. Perry / @lollardfish: Predator app. I'm ticking down to deactivating it seems. Come find me on Post or sign up for my mailing list or something? Or move next door and we can use my kids walkie talkies! Or two tin cans on a string. https://twitter.com/...
Josh Marshall / @joshtpm: Coming soon from Twitter. Pay 8 bucks or Twitter gets to track your location. https://twitter.com/...
@springleafwolf: This should be a red line for everyone. There are scores of people across the world that are using Twitter whilst living in oppressive regimes or warzones & they're already risking their lives to speak up, so to have their locations revealed puts them in grave danger. WTF Twitter https://twitter.com/...
Marie Denee / @mariedenee: WTH??? Wild, but howww does this help? Wouldn't this impact California's privacy or gdpr??? https://twitter.com/...
David Burbach / @dburbach: If using Twitter requires sharing location data, I'm probably out (if no easy workarounds) https://twitter.com/...
Jason Kint / @jason_kint: Silly. They're just attention hacking the press (successfully). This wouldn't even fly in EU or California. https://twitter.com/...
Ned Pyle / @nerdpyle: Rather, they have a plan to make me stop using twitter https://twitter.com/...
Matt Largey / @mattlargey: I said I'd stay until it was just me and the nazis, but this is a red line, folks https://twitter.com/...
Emma Ashford / @emmamashford: Yeah, that's a hard no. Guess I'll be spending my time more productively and less on Twitter going forward. https://twitter.com/...
@cdgoldstein: I love that every company's idea to make money now isn't to improve an existing product, but instead just make the current product worse, then charge people if they want to keep the not-worse experience https://twitter.com/...
Kara Swisher / @karaswisher: Um hello @amyklobuchar https://twitter.com/...
Nick Knudsen / @nickknudsenus: This really is a kamikaze mission. Forced personalized ads...Forced geolocation...Selling our phone numbers? NOPE. https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Alexander / @oalexanderdk: If this turns out to be true, this will probably kill Twitter in the EU. This won't be allowed. Even in the US, I could see this turning away a lot of people. I really hope that this is either made up or Twitter decides not to go through with this. https://twitter.com/...
John Raby / Associated Press:
Three Charleston Gazette-Mail reporters in West Virginia say they were fired for publicly criticizing their company president's interview with an ex-coal CEO — Three reporters from a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper in West Virginia say they have been fired after publicly criticizing …
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Craig Calcaterra / @craigcalcaterra: The @wvgazettemail used to be a great paper. This, however, is a fucking disgrace. https://apnews.com/...
Michelle Manafy / @michellemanafy: 3 reporters from a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper in West Virginia say they were fired after criticizing an interview conducted by thir company president with a former coal executive implicated in the worst U.S. mine disaster in decades. https://apnews.com/...
Joshua Moore / @joshmoorehl: Don Blankenship is a monster, and the Charleston Gazette-Mail should be ashamed for protecting him over its former employees. Good on these reporters for sticking to their principles. They'll find better jobs. https://twitter.com/...
John Raby / @jrabyap: Three West Virginia reporters fired after condemning their company's website interview of ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship https://apnews.com/...
Caity / @caitycoyne: I sent my dad, who I've been complaining to for years about the blatant conflict of interest that exists by having an elected politician as publisher of the newspaper, the AP story. Him, with AUDACITY: “isn't it kind of messed up that this guy is the publisher AND a politician?”
Caity / @caitycoyne: Please know that there is still immense talent at the Gazette-Mail + HD Media. There are people there who care deeply and passionately about this state and the issues they cover. They deserve so much more than the current management provides. I wish they were able to get it.
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: Three WV reporters fired for criticizing fawning interview of ex-coal CEO by owner of their paper, the Charleston Gazette-Mail - the owner is also a top Democratic state lawmaker - via @AP https://apnews.com/...
Corey Hutchins / @coreyhutchins: “News organizations do well to nurture this independence by encouraging individuals to speak their minds.” https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Trip Gabriel / @tripgabriel: Odious treatment of 3 journalists who called out their paper's owner for a fawning interview with Don Blankenship, the ex-coal baron who went to prison over the Upper Big Branch mine tragedy. https://twitter.com/...
Lacie Pierson / @laciepierson: The worst thing the powers that be ever could have done to me was fire me, and that's done. Generally, don't let your job be your only defining identity. The people who determine our wages don't determine our value or our values.
Jim McWilliams / @jimmcwilliams5: Charleston Gazette-Mail reporters Caity Coyne, Lacie Pierson and Ryan Quinn said Tuesday that they were fired due to their comments on Twitter about the video interview...with former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. Duuuude @RyanEQuinn. WTH @JamieLucke? https://apnews.com/...
Ryan Quinn / @ryanequinn: “Kayla Young, another Democrat in the state House of Delegates, said ... there's a conflict of interest for Skaff hosting a news media show and that she has spoken to him about her feelings.”
Julia Shumway / @jmshumway: It's already highly inappropriate for a state lawmaker to also be an exec at a newspaper. Then you add a fawning interview with a coal exec convicted of causing the deaths of 29 men and fire the reporters who rightfully called out that unethical act? https://apnews.com/...
Caity / @caitycoyne: Thank you all for the kind words and wishes. There is... so much I want to say. Things we've sat on for years to protect the image + legacy of the GM. And after all that, Skaff couldn't even fire us himself. After all that, he *cried* + told remaining staff it could be worse.
Lacie Pierson / @laciepierson: I have so many thoughts buzzing around right now about what happened yesterday that I can't articulate them all, but I can at least express gratitude to people who were so considerate to @caitycoyne, @RyanEQuinn, and me.
Caity / @caitycoyne: End of an era. We love you all, and thank you for the good times. https://twitter.com/...
Lacie Pierson / @laciepierson: When I went to the WV Capitol press room to clean out my space there, @stevenadamswv was there and was so kind when I was in the very first spot of feeling my feelings about it. He helped me carry my things to my car.
Lacie Pierson / @laciepierson: I didn't even know there were so many ways to express that sort of kindness, and it was a stark contrast to earlier in the day when I was told I had committed “defamation and insubordination” on social media.
Lyz Lenz / @lyzl: This is awful. So often for journalists “insubordination” just means doing your job but the people in power don't like it. https://apnews.com/...
Lacie Pierson / @laciepierson: @chrissypacktor and @LeahMWillingham dutifully & lovingly sat around with Caity, Ryan, and me for hours and listened to us complain, made sure we had carbs, and generally policed our tweeting, a real community service.
Caity / @caitycoyne: Huge thanks to John, who is genuinely I believe under appreciated in West Virginia for the work he does, for this concise, clear-cut view on what happened yesterday. https://twitter.com/...
Caity / @caitycoyne: Remembering in 2018, my first time going home since starting at the Gazette-Mail, and a friend asked, “how long do you plan to stay?” Me, a young, naive, 22 year old: “Forever if I can.” Hahahahahahah I'm deleting Twitter off my phone for the rest of the day
Jon Collins / @jonscollins: “Pierson said she was told 'it was insubordination that we committed on social media” and “that was something they couldn't accept.'” https://twitter.com/...
Chris Wetterich / @chriscincibiz: This is shameful, @dougskaff. My first job was with the Charleston Gazette. There was a proud tradition of investigative reporting. We didn't serve as concierges for felonious coal barons. You should apologize and hire back these reporters. https://apnews.com/...
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Casey Newton plans to use Twitter only to share new Platformer posts and won't break Twitter news with tweets anymore, as other big voices leave the service — PLUS: Why it's time to start leaving Twitter behind — On Sunday, Elon Musk tweeted a vague warning: “the bots are in for a surprise tomorrow.”
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Pete Syme / Insider: Elon Musk tried to get rid of Twitter bots by blocking hundreds of thousands of accounts, but accidentally impacted many legitimate users
Ken White / The Popehat Report: Goodbye, Twitter — Everything Ends, And That's Okay. — Today I was thinking …
Casey Newton / @caseynewton: Then, from me, why we are beginning to leave Twitter behind. https://www.platformer.news/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Will Bunch / @will_bunch: Stiffing your landlords isn't “cost cutting.” It's grift...Trump 2.0 https://twitter.com/...
Katie S. Phang / @katiephang: Shafting landlords and employees is not a brilliant business strategy... https://twitter.com/...
Jordan Zakarin / @jordanzakarin: From PayPal to Tesla to his taxes to the labor of Tesla workers and now to office rent payments, Elon Musk has literally stolen his way to his fortune. https://twitter.com/...
Kara Swisher / @karaswisher: Read from the tweeter formerly known as @Popehat: Goodbye, Twitter - by Ken White - The Popehat Report https://popehat.substack.com/ ...
Chris Hayes / @chrislhayes: One of the strange truths that Donald Trump's business career highlighted for me is that one of the great privileges of being rich and powerful is that it makes it quite easy to effectively steal from people. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Patrick Chovanec / @prchovanec: Never go full Trump. https://twitter.com/...
Stephanie Ruhle / @sruhle: That is not cost cutting. That is failing to stand up to your financial obligations. https://twitter.com/...
Peter Kafka / @pkafka: Stiffing vendors and staff, bailing on public promises, blaming your inner circle for your own mistakes. Rings a bell... https://twitter.com/...
Bradley P. Moss / @bradmossesq: He's killing the company https://twitter.com/...
Scott Lincicome / @scottlincicome: “This is exactly how it's supposed to work... Twitter — or whoever runs it — has rights. I have rights. If one of us disagrees with the other's exercise of rights, we can part company. That, not government regulation, is the way to do it.” https://popehat.substack.com/ ...
Seth Hettena / @seth_hettena: “The last straw was Elon Musk sending lunatics and bigots against former employees and leaning into conspiracy theories. So I'm exercising my free speech and free association and leaving, and shuttering the account.” Goodbye, Twitter, by @Popehat https://open.substack.com/...
Emma Ashford / @emmamashford: Man, @Popehat is leaving Twitter. With a lovely ode to free speech and free association, too, which is so on brand as to remind everyone why Twitter will be worse without him. https://popehat.substack.com/ ...
Nilay Patel / @reckless: Two things: 1. Our quick posts have comments now! 2. Whatever relationship I had with Twitter has come to an end, and you can find me at https://theverge.com/, where I will be posting much more often, and welcome your comments on my posts.
Casey Newton / @caseynewton: Whatever Twitter used to be for me died over the weekend. We'll have more reporting + thoughts in @platformer today but in the meantime here's also this! https://mastodon.social/...
@martinsfp: “I'll probably delete the past tweets because I can't stomach them being available to promote this enterprise.” https://twitter.com/...
Jason Prado / @jasonpjason: it's only a matter of time before musk's “you're a groomer” canon gets pointed at journalists like Casey, as it has at SF politicians like @Scott_Wiener. this website is becoming dangerous for people. https://twitter.com/...
David Burbach / @dburbach: Damn, yeah. Will miss him here. I know @dandrezner also talking about a “sabbatical”, though see @RadioFreeTom for someone making the case to stay. https://twitter.com/...
@tom4nash: This just really bums me out. I've been following and reading Popehat daily for years. This is what will finally get me to leave Twitter for good. Seeing my favorites to leave first and eventually en masse. https://twitter.com/...
Tom Gara / @tomgara: This weekend was the first time I realized I'm maybe not going to be on here much longer. I have no plan B, I will just sink into the earth like Homer vanishing into that hedge https://twitter.com/...
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: An important voice on Twitter leaves Twitter. https://popehat.substack.com/ ...
Robert Stephens / @rstephens: I'm with Casey here. What a disgrace. (Good advice in the article with ways to think about it.) https://twitter.com/...
Natasha / @nmasc_: tbh casey put to words what i think a lot of us are feeling — the tone shift on here is sitting heavy & sad https://twitter.com/...
Dave Karpf / @davekarpf: The argument for just outright bailing on Twitter keeps getting stronger. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Mark Frauenfelder / Boing Boing: How Elon Musk botched Twitter's bot problem
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg on closing the Tumblr deal, profitability, content moderation, Apple's rules, Twitter, lessons for Elon Musk, and more — What can Elon learn from Tumblr? — We have to talk about Twitter, right? Elon Musk bought it.
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Jeff Sandquist / @jeffsand: I've joined @Automattic 🔥 🌎 Who? We build https://wordpress.com/, https://tumblr.com/ and more! We power 41% of the world's websites and 30% of the top 1M eCommerce sites 🎉 Excited to be working with @photomatt,leading community and growth More👉https://www.theverge.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken: The web would be better off if Automattic owned even more stuff, which is not something you can say about many tech companies. https://www.theverge.com/...
@waxy: Nilay Patel interviews Matt Mullenweg on how the Tumblr acquisition is going: great conversation contrasting their thoughtful approach vs. Elon's reckless handling of Twitter https://www.theverge.com/...
Cristian Nyari / @cnyari: Really insightful conversation on what buying a social network actually entails. Also goes into broader conversation around how to manage a platform and its infinitely growing complexities. @reckless @photomatt https://www.theverge.com/...
Alex Heath / @alexeheath: This was a really interesting convo between @reckless and @photomatt. I joined at the end to try and connect the dots to what Elon Musk is going through with Twitter right now. https://twitter.com/...
Michelle Schulp / @marktimemedia: Really enjoyed this long interview with @photomatt, giving us all a lot to think about in the long game of speech, moderation, freedom, and safety. I have to say he's probably one of the most qualified people in tech to talk about those specific topics. https://www.theverge.com/...
Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal:
Verizon partners with Netflix to give some customers who subscribe to another service using its new +play marketplace a one year Netflix subscription for free — Amazon, Apple and YouTube woo customers with streaming marketplaces — Verizon Communications Inc. VZ -0.24%decrease …
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Todd Spangler / Variety: Verizon Wireless Customers Can Get Netflix's Top Tier Free for One Year — but There's a Catch
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: Verizon launches subscription service aggregator, +Play, in open beta
Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: Free Netflix for a year from Verizon, if you buy another streaming subscription
Sarah Krouse / @bysarahkrouse: Verizon is trying to establish itself as a neutral marketplace as it competes with YouTube, Amazon and Apple: “We don't own a content creator, we don't own a content-production company or network, we are a pure-play distributor here” https://www.wsj.com/...
Sarah Krouse / @bysarahkrouse: The promotion - a partnership between Verizon and Netflix—is the latest alliance between streamers and connectivity providers as they try to attract and retain customers. https://www.wsj.com/...
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
HBO removes Westworld, The Nevers, and other series from HBO Max as part of Warner Bros. Discovery's plans to cut costs, including by saving on residuals — “The Nevers” has been canceled halfway through its first season by HBO. The Joss Whedon-created sci-fi drama will be pulled …
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Ellen Rapoport / @ellenrapoport: I am obviously disappointed that Minx (along with several other shows yet to be announced) is leaving HBO Max. I'm proud of the show we've made and am confident that the audience will come with us to our new home. Thank you to the best cast and crew in the business. #minxonmax
Katie Campione / Deadline: Jake Johnson Reacts To ‘Minx’ Leaving HBO Max: “I Am Eager To Find A New Platform For These Episodes”
Dave Itzkoff / @ditzkoff: HBO Max in 2020: what if you could have the entire HBO library at your fingertips HBO Max in 2023: would you pay $9.99 a month for all seven seasons of Arli$$ https://twitter.com/...
Steven DeKnight / @stevendeknight: Revolting. The DGA, WGA, and SAG-AFTRA all need to take a serious stand against this. https://twitter.com/...
Cam Kasky / @cameron_kasky: NEW: HBOMax has announced that it will be canceling you, the reader, in an effort to cut projected losses. https://twitter.com/...
Sean Garrette / @seangarrette: It's one thing for HBOmax to cancel shows, but to completely removed them from the platform is kind of evil and disgusting? lol
Lost De Haan Cousin / @speedrcer: Starz getting rid of their renewed shows, HBO max getting rid of their renewed shows, movies getting whacked after completion, single digit long episode seasons, 2-3 yr wait for seasons, waiting months & months for shit to renewed or cancelled. I'm tired https://twitter.com/...
Fran Tirado / @fransquishco: From inside the industry, Legendary's cancellation is doubly wild to me. This was a brand-defining show for HBOmax when it launched as a streamer. I know for a fact they brought ratings. HBO gained a quality metric and some community cred because of it. This just ain't right.
Mekishana Pierre / @mekishana: As someone who was truly enamored with HBO Max & everything it had to offer, I'm genuinely so sad to see how Discovery is tearing it apart. Laggy rewind & all, they were creating a top streamer with beautifully diverse titles that were SO FUCKIN GOOD. https://twitter.com/...
Eric Goldman / @theericgoldman: Many of us were calling HBO Max arguably the best streaming service going at the beginning of 2022 so it's certainly something to see that goodwill just absolutely torpedoed within a single year.
Saeed Jones / @theferocity: Wait, HBO Max cancelled “Legendary” AND “Los Espookys”????? IS NOTHING SACRED?
@tren2nowhere: the head of hbomax after ruining the reputation of the service and pissing off everyone imaginable https://twitter.com/...
@itszaeok: the craziest thing about all these shows leaving hbo max is that they have no destination. like you can't get them on dvd or buy them to own them forever like they are literally just gone.
Maggie Lovitt / @maggieofthetown: The weirdest part of what HBO Max is doing is that it feels so reminiscent of the “olden days of cable.” Where shows would be yoinked from the air, never released as physical media, and entirely lost to the ether. You know, the thing streaming promised to not do?
@rdotspoon: I need someone at HBOMAX to meet someone from Hulu in an alley and hand copies of everything they are removing. This is insane.
Brian Firenzi / @mrbrianfirenzi: Movie idea: David Zaslav crunches some numbers and realizes that HBO Max's shareholders can benefit from a small, shady tax break if he hunts you down and kills you
Jesse Hawken / @jessehawken: Incredible pyramid scheme here - the “profit” on BLACK ADAM that The Rock refers to includes the money WB is paying itself to send it over to HBOMax. Creative accounting is the actual creativity on display here https://twitter.com/...
@lostwolfling: Every announcement from #HBOMax is the algorithm/taste clusters scene from Barry, which has probably only avoided cancellation because it's not a Max original. #Minx #JusticeforMinx #LetJakeJohnsonHaveLittleOutfits https://twitter.com/...
Mathew Buck / @fb_bmb: Every time I think I can't be bewildered by the HBO Max/WBD stuff, they find a way. The sheer amount of people screwed over is very upsetting. Wasn't Westworld a huge series? This would be like Netflix erasing Stranger Things. What is going on over there? https://twitter.com/...
Golding / @goldinggirl617: The cancellation of Love Life also helps me to redefine success. This show had excellent writing, great acting, it was honest and authentic, the cast was beautiful and diverse and it had a wild fanbase. HBO MAx still said “Nah!” Like...what?
Brianna Wu / @briannawu: I genuinely hate to advocate torrenting. But if they're not going to give you access to the shows you're paying for, I don't know why you would pay. I love Westworld. And if I'm paying for HBO Max, I should be able to watch it whenever I please. https://twitter.com/...
Ceo Of Kory / @korysverse: everytime i open this app another hbomax show going down... ENOUGH DISCOVERY ENOUGH https://twitter.com/...
Dan Slott / @danslott: I'm just going to show up to Hollywood, lie, and tell people I wrote two seasons of a show that no longer exists on HBOMax.
Akilah Hughes / @akilahobviously: Is HBOMax removing the shows it's canceling so that the actors and teams can't get residuals? Cause that's so cruel.
Daniel Dockery / @dandock: HBO Max deleting so many shows and not putting out any physical media literally accomplishes nothing but allowing their parent company a way to weasel out of paying the proper residuals to the thousands of people that worked on them. Nothing else.
Carli Velocci / @velocciraptor: Why is HBO just flat out removing series like it's running out of space on the HBO Max hard drive? https://twitter.com/...
Merrill Barr / @merrillbarr: HBO Max kills Minx in late-stage S2 production, Netflix kills an animated series mid-production, how is this a thing all of a sudden. Not renewing and killing in development sucks but is a regular practice. Killing IN production/post is just a level of money burn I can't fathom.
Maggie Levin / @maggielevin: BREAKING: HBO Max removes ENTOURAGE: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON boxed set from the back of your closet and throws it in the ocean.
Nathaniel Rogers / @nathanielr: i really dont want HBOMax to die. People really dont seem to grasp that they're the only major streaming platform that believes movies made before 2000 exist.
Kaitlin Thomas / @thekaitling: HBO Max was on its way to becoming the best streaming service. It's wild how quickly it is being torn down piece by piece.
Julia Alexander / @loudmouthjulia: There's a lot about HBO Max moves today we can dissect from a purely financial perspective — that's what it is. I want to explore another side. Eventually, HBO may become a hub. A quick 🧵on definable identity, brand, and availability in streaming https://twitter.com/...
Matthew A. Cherry / @matthewacherry: Seems like the unions need to get involved. Really hope this becomes a major talking point for the current Writers Guild negotiations. DGA, SAG, IATSE, PGA, etc need to make this a major issue too. https://twitter.com/...
@evknowsbest: I will absolutely teach every single person I can how to torrent with a VPN. we're out here TRYING to do it the righ way but corporations won't let us. fuck them. https://twitter.com/...
Mary / @arcanesceptre: It's so bleak that we're watching a crisis of media preservation play out in front of our eyes. In ten years we're going to hear about so many shows having been deleted off corporate hard drives and the only available copies being circulated by fans like it's the 1960s. https://twitter.com/...
Zito / @_zeets: What is the direction that HBO Max is even going to when they're just cancelling every interesting show and removing the films that made their service more revered than the others who just feed you endless nonsense? https://twitter.com/...
@theclaudiablack: 'The removal of shows from HBO Max means WB Discovery is able to save money in residuals paid to cast and crews of productions, on top of the money saved by not continuing with the shows at all." Literally how middle class actors survive. #bloodbath https://variety.com/...
Jordan Pinto / C21Media: HBO Max axes Minx, Love Life, The Nevers and pulls more content amid WBD cuts
@jenroless: This is equal parts enraging and mystifying, as both a viewer (❤️the show) and a producer. Genuinely: is Zaslav shuttering HBOMax? Don't they need content? Why scrap already shot shows? And what talent with ANY other options will take their projects to HBOMax now? https://twitter.com/...
@mightygodking: My solution to this: legislate an annual publishing requirement in order to keep publishing rights, regardless of your type of media (with sufficient regulation to avoid hijinks). If you don't publish, your rights lapse to the Library of Congress or similar. (1) https://twitter.com/...
Mike Flanagan / @flanaganfilm: In addition to being horribly unfair to the cast and crew, this also underscores the importance of physical media. WESTWORLD is available on blu-ray, but this will happen to shows that aren't. The cancellation of a series is sad enough - but the erasure of a series is horrifying. https://twitter.com/...
Saeed Jones / @theferocity: I still get mad every time I think about #TheNevers so... fine. But pulling #WestWorld from the platform??? I'm so confused by Zaslav's decisions. https://twitter.com/...
@iamnjera: Not only is it cruel for HBO Max to cancel these quality shows with solid fanbases, it's straight up disrespectful to ALSO remove them from the platform. Art deserves to exist, to be seen, and, for TV shows, to have a home where people can revisit something that brings them joy.
Eric Goldman / @theericgoldman: Holy shit. Even with Zaslav being so Zaslav, this one floors me. Even though its numbers dropped, Westworld was a big deal show for HBO. This seems to underline that we shouldn't assume anything will stay on HBO Max going forward. https://twitter.com/...
Justin Klawans / Collider: ‘Westworld’ and ‘The Nevers’ to Be Removed From HBO Max Catalogue
David Satin / The Streamable: ‘Westworld’ To Be Pulled From HBO Max, ‘Minx,’ ‘The Nevers’ Canceled As Cost-Cutting Measures Continue
Joshua Meyer / SlashFilm: Westworld And The Nevers Are Being Pulled From HBO Max
Adele Ankers-Range / IGN: Westworld Removed From HBO Max For Some Reason
Mariella Moon / Engadget: ‘Westworld’ and ‘The Nevers’ will soon be pulled from HBO Max
Mitchell Clark / The Verge: Westworld is leaving HBO Max
Sam Barsanti / The A.V. Club: HBO Max to remove Westworld, Love Life, and The Nevers amid “broader financial review”
Dave Nemetz / TVLine: Westworld to Be Pulled From HBO Max
Céline Gounder / Fútbol with Grant Wahl:
Grant Wahl's wife Céline Gounder says the US soccer journalist died of an undetected ascending aortic aneurysm and there was nothing nefarious about his death — First and foremost, on behalf of myself and our family, I want to express our deepest gratitude for the outpouring of support …
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New York Times, @celinegounder, New York Daily News, Insider, CBS News, Wall Street Journal, NPR, The Daily Beast, @anthony, @miketaddow, @katiecouric, @maragay, @bonaguraespn, @keithsmithnba, @dmihalopoulos, @williamsbob75, @adamcrafton_, @nrarmour, Semafor, E! Online, @ishapiro, @jsb_tv, Deadline and The Nation
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@celinegounder: On behalf of myself and our family, I want to express our deepest gratitude for the outpouring of support, love, and sympathy from around the world. Here is a message from our family and the latest update surrounding our beloved Grant: https://grantwahl.substack.com/ ...
Peter Sblendorio / New York Daily News: Grant Wahl cause of death was aortic aneurysm rupture, his wife says
Insider: Soccer journalist Grant Wahl died of a ruptured aneurysm, his wife said, adding there was ‘nothing nefarious’ about his death in Qatar
CBS News: Grant Wahl's wife reveals cause of death in first interview since he died at World Cup in Qatar
Russell Lewis / NPR: American soccer sportswriter Grant Wahl died of an aneurysm at the Qatar World Cup
Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast: Burst Blood Vessel Killed Soccer Journalist Grant Wahl in Qatar
Anthony DeRosa / @anthony: “An autopsy was performed by the NYC Medical Examiner's Office. Grant died from the rupture of a slowly growing, undetected ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium...There was nothing nefarious about his death.” - Grant's wife, Céline Gounder https://grantwahl.substack.com/ ...
Mike Taddow / @miketaddow: while it was gracious of dr. gounder to share how grant died, i think sharing how he lived, especially as a family man, was so much more impactful here. a devastating loss for real. https://twitter.com/...
Katie Couric / @katiecouric: I'm so sorry for your loss, @celinegounder. https://open.substack.com/...
Mara Gay / @maragay: “Above all, he expressed his values through his work: his commitments to seeking truth through reporting, supporting fundamental human rights, and fighting for equality.” https://grantwahl.substack.com/ ...
Kyle Bonagura / @bonaguraespn: Grant Wahl's wife's, Dr. Celine Gounder, provided an update about his cause of death after the autopsy was performed in New York. “There was nothing nefarious about his death.” https://grantwahl.substack.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Keith Smith / @keithsmithnba: This was a sad read this morning. Good to have some closure though. All the best to the Wahl and Gounder families. Grant is going to be missed by so many. https://twitter.com/...
Dan Mihalopoulos / @dmihalopoulos: Grant Wahl died of natural causes, his wife @celinegounder announced in this touching post just now on his soccer news site https://grantwahl.substack.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Bob Williams / @williamsbob75: Grant Wahl's wife Celine Gounder has disclosed the medical reasons for Grant's death. https://twitter.com/...
Adam Crafton / @adamcrafton_: An incredibly dignified and moving note here by @celinegounder, the wife of Grant Wahl. https://grantwahl.substack.com/ ...
Nancy Armour / @nrarmour: “Grant was an incredibly empathetic, dedicated, and loving husband, brother, uncle, and son who was our greatest teammate and fan. We will forever cherish the gift of his life” A beautiful tribute from Celine. https://twitter.com/...
Karina Tsui / Semafor: US soccer journalist Grant Wahl died of aortic aneurysm, wife Celine Gounder says
Ilya Shapiro / @ishapiro: “Grant died from the rupture of a slowly growing, undetected ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium... No amount of CPR or shocks would have saved him. His death was unrelated to COVID... unrelated to vaccination status. There was nothing nefarious.” https://open.substack.com/...
Julie Stewart-Binks / @jsb_tv: A note from Grant's wife, @celinegounder: https://grantwahl.substack.com/ ...
Tom Tapp / Deadline: Grant Wahl Dies While Covering World Cup: CBS Soccer Analyst, 48, Was Previously Detained For Wearing Rainbow Shirt In Qatar
Dave Zirin / The Nation: The Best of Us: A Tribute to Grant Wahl
Tom Tapp / Deadline:
Allen Media Group's ad-supported streaming service Local Now plans to add local PBS stations that reach audiences in 300+ markets and the PBS Kids 24/7 channel — EXCLUSIVE: Allen Media Group's free streaming service for local news and entertainment Local Now announced today a partnership …
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify pulls back on live audio shows, confirming four ended production while two others continue, after rebranding Greenroom as Spotify Live in April 2022 — Spotify Technology SA, the music streaming giant, is ending production of several live audio shows, pulling back from a once-promising programming area.
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Mariella Moon / Engadget: Spotify is reportedly pulling back on its live audio ambitions
Ashley Carman / @ashleyrcarman: a spotify spokesperson tells me the fantasy footballers and the ringer mma show will continue. interestingly, alex cooper's advertised spotify live show, after hours, seems to have only produced two episodes
Ashley Carman / @ashleyrcarman: spotify bought betty labs, the company behind locker room in 2021 and relaunched it as greenroom with less of a sports focus. it then rebranded it again as spotify live with listening integrated into the main spotify app. it contracted podcast hosts to create new programs for it
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Jeff Zucker joins RedBird and IMI's new joint venture as CEO, where he will deploy $1B to build, buy, and invest in sports, media, and entertainment entities — New venture is partnership between International Media Investments and RedBird, part owner of Boston Red Sox and LeBron James's entertainment company
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RedBird Capital Partners LLC: Jeff Zucker, RedBird Capital Partners and International Media Investments Launch Joint Venture to Invest in Global Media and Entertainment Properties
Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide: Former CNN CEO Jeff Zucker forms $1bn fund to acquire and invest in entertainment and sports properties
Rob Kozlowski / Pensions & Investments: Joint venture between RedBird and ex-CNN chief Zucker takes flight
Derek Baine / Forbes: Former CNN Chief Jeff Zucker On The Hunt For Entertainment, Media & Sports Companies
Jim Hanson / @jimhansondc: He did so well with CNN https://twitter.com/...
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times: Former CNN chief Jeff Zucker to lead $1 billion media investment group
Benjamin Lindsay / The Wrap: Jeff Zucker Heads Media Investment Venture RedBird Capital in $1 Billion Fund Backed by UAE
Jordan Pinto / C21Media: Ex-CNN chief Jeff Zucker resurfaces at investor RedBird IMI with $1bn war chest
Wilson Chapman / IndieWire: Former CNN President Jeff Zucker Takes the Bob Iger Job at Investment Firm RedBird
Anthony Crupi / Sportico: Jeff Zucker to Oversee $1 Billion Sports Fund for RedBird IMI
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill: Ousted CNN chief Zucker to lead sports and media investment firm
Dade Hayes / Deadline: Jeff Zucker, RedBird Capital And Abu Dhabi's IMI Formalize Joint Venture With $1B Earmarked For Media And Sports Investments
Jackson Richman / Mediaite: JUST IN: Former CNN Chief Jeff Zucker to Lead Sports-and-Media Investment Firm
Brian Steinberg / Variety: Jeff Zucker to Lead $1 Billion Venture to Acquire Media, Sports Properties
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: RedBird and IMI Hand Jeff Zucker a $1B War Chest to Acquire or Build Sports, Media and Entertainment Companies
Kristin Brzoznowski / WORLD SCREEN: Jeff Zucker to Lead New Investment Firm for Media & Sports Properties
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
YouTube expands its tools to curtail toxic comments, sending users a notification when their comment is removed and temporarily banning them from commenting — Toxic and hateful comments on YouTube have been a constant headache for the company, creators and users.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Bari Weiss and Nellie Bowles launch The Free Press, hiring 10 full-time employees and more than 12 contractors to publish Substack newsletters and podcasts — Bari Weiss, the New York Times columnist turned independent newsletter writer, has hired ten full-time employees and over a dozen contractors …
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@jessicalessin, @toley88, @sarafischer, @alanfryermedia, @karlbode, Media Voices, @rebeccarosegold, @kr0nykal, @taylorlorenz, @vprasadmdmph, @jesseltaylor, @yair_rosenberg, @joannastern, @ewerickson, @bariweiss, @rfaughnder, @clarajeffery, @thefp, @davidsirota, @mediaevan, @bariweiss, @niubi and The Free Press
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Jessica Lessin / @jessicalessin: It's not every day you see a new media company launched by two smart women. Congrats. @bariweiss and @NellieBowles. Can't wait to see what you do with it. https://www.axios.com/...
Tom Ley / @toley88: I love to totally disrupt the old legacy media landscape by getting a bunch of money from my heiress wife's family and then making her and my little sister two of my 10 full-time employees. https://www.axios.com/...
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: NEW—@bariweiss reveals biz plan for her buzzy media startup @TheFP —Hired 10ppl & 12+ contractors —Raised small fam&friends round —Planning more newsletters, pods, sub-only events —283k free&paid subs —Has more than 2x the 14k paid subs she revealed in '21 https://www.axios.com/...
Alan Fryer / @alanfryermedia: The future of good journalism will not be government funded. https://www.axios.com/...
Karl Bode / @karlbode: love an infotainment industry where the absolute shittiest, least talented people routinely see the most success https://twitter.com/...
Rebecca Downs / @rebeccarosegold: Dear God, she really cannot be any more tone deaf, can she? https://twitter.com/...
Kron / @kr0nykal: I'll say this much... @bariweiss has shown me she's not worried about ideological spectrums when doing journalism. That is truly all I ask for. Piss me off. Piss them off. Piss everyone off. I do not care. Just tell the truth. https://twitter.com/...
Taylor Lorenz / @taylorlorenz: Notable what gets framed as a “buzzy media startup.” If u start off rich, have a rich spouse, rich friends, don't follow any journalistic ethical rules, and focus your content solely on serving the interests of extremely powerful rich ppl, you can go far! https://www.axios.com/...
@vprasadmdmph: She's popular because she's smart, fair, balanced, and a real journalist. Honored to get to write for her. Exclusive: Bari Weiss reveals business plan for buzzy new media startup https://www.axios.com/...
@jesseltaylor: There is virtually no description of what content this website will provide https://www.axios.com/...
Yair Rosenberg / @yair_rosenberg: For years, @bariweiss has been methodically building a media machine to challenge the one she left, and this just makes it official. Suspect its reporting down the line will end up being far more influential than the Twitter Files: https://www.axios.com/...
Joanna Stern / @joannastern: Wow, @bariweiss + @NellieBowles = The media power couple of the decade. Very excited to see what these two build. https://www.axios.com/...
Erick Erickson / @ewerickson: I chuckle every time I read a news story like this one on @bariweiss from @axios that gives all the details and links to old stories at Axios about it but makes sure to never link to the new site lest traffic goes there. LOL. https://www.axios.com/...
Bari Weiss / @bariweiss: Thank you @axios and @sarafischer for writing about the launch + the ambitions of The Free Press! Follow us @TheFP. We're just getting started. https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Faughnder / @rfaughnder: The various attempts to scale “popular one-person newsletter” to “media empire with employees” are going to make for some fascinating case studies https://www.axios.com/...
Clara Jeffery / @clarajeffery: Shocked there was a financial motive in all of this https://twitter.com/...
@thefp: “I'm responding to a demand, and I'm expanding based on the hunger of the audience. And that hunger and appetite is just huge. We're at the very, very beginning of what this could be.” Read more from @bariweiss' conversation with @sarafischer in @axios. https://twitter.com/...
David Sirota / @davidsirota: I like that @LeverNews has already done this, and done it without multiple media puff pieces, clickbait content and cable TV news hits — we've done it through old school investigative follow-the-money reporting https://twitter.com/...
Evan DeSimone / @mediaevan: Yet another conservative media product that wants to “rebuke traditional media.” A quick skim of the homepage shows 90% culture grievance copy. You can't replace the news without doing news. https://www.axios.com/...
Bari Weiss / @bariweiss: 46. Please click here to subscribe to The Free Press, where you can continue reading and supporting independent journalism: https://www.thefp.com/...
Bill Bishop / @niubi: Bari Weiss reveals business plan for buzzy new media startup https://www.axios.com/... Last year, Marketwatch reported that Weiss made over $800k from her newsletter alone, which at the time had 14,000 paid subscribers...has more than double that number of paid subscribers today.
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