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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/...
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Reports of Musk forcing tracking ads on Twitter put him on a costly collision course with EU privacy laws
Mike Masnick / Techdirt: Twitter's Big Ad Plan: Violate FTC Consent Decree, California Privacy Law & EU Privacy Laws To Force Users To Hand Over Info For Ad Targeting
@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/...
Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: Twitter ads may break Apple's rules to track you; Musk's desperation to save money
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/...
@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/...
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/...
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
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/...
Nicholas Gordon / Fortune: Twitter refusing to pay office rent, says reports
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/...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy:
WaPo confirms plans to cut “a single digit percentage” of its workforce in Q1 2023; Fred Ryan told staff in a town hall that its total headcount will not shrink — In statement, WaPo's chief spokesperson @@kathymbaird confirms “a number of positions will be eliminated,” resulting in a single digit cut to its workforce. “This will not be a net reduction in Post headcount,” Baird adds, saying the paper will invest in certain areas in 2023. https://twitter.com/...
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Annie Gowen / @anniegowen: NEW: @washingtonpost publisher Fred Ryan refuses to take staff questions after announcing Q1 layoffs in “Town Hall” @postguild https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Darcy / CNN: The Washington Post will conduct layoffs as it reorients company for future, its publisher says
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: News: The Washington Post will conduct layoffs in the coming year, publisher Fred Ryan told staffers in a town hall, sources tell me. Ryan indicated the cuts will be in the single-digits of the workforce. He also said total headcount will not shrink by end of next year.
Andrew Beaujon / @abeaujon: Several sources tell me Fred Ryan just announced in a town hall that the Washington Post will eliminate a number of positions in the next year but the paper will keep hiring and the headcount will remain about the same
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: “We are not going to turn this into a grievance session,” publisher Fred Ryan told WaPo employees when peppered with questions after informing staffers of looming cuts. Obviously, this did not go over well. https://twitter.com/...
Darcy Costello / @dctello: Always amazing to me how many media CEOs/executives fail to expect tough questions from ........... reporters https://twitter.com/...
Makena Kelly / @kellymakena: Oh, man. There's a video! https://twitter.com/...
Caitlin Gibson / @caitjgibson: Great reporters ask strong questions. Great leaders answer them. https://twitter.com/...
@fenitn: To my colleagues at the Post and in the industry who aren't in the unions: Power needs to be checked. And an organized workforce is the best check we have against management. 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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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.
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/...
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.
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/...
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.
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.
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/...
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
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/...
Al Cross / The Rural Blog: 3 Charleston Gazette-Mail reporters say paper fired them for criticizing publisher's fawning interview with ex-coal baron
Danielle Walker / @officialdaniwv: To the families, my apologies for the added pain and trauma. I will not be quiet. We must call in and call out harm to our neighbors, families, and friends. Taking a stand! I hear each of you from my community, caucus, and Dem Party. https://apnews.com/...
Tom Eblen / @tomeblen: This is outrageous. Why is a company president/politician playing journalist? To suck up to powerful special interests? He obviously doesn't value real journalism. @Dougskaff should be ashamed. https://apnews.com/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
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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@cbsmornings: Grant Wahl's wife, Dr. @celinegounder, reveals that the renowned journalist died due to an aortic aneurysm that ruptured at the World Cup. Gounder says she hopes he is remembered as a “kind, generous person who was really dedicated to social justice.” https://twitter.com/...
CBS News: Grant Wahl's wife reveals cause of death in first interview since he died at World Cup in Qatar
Andrew Bucholtz / Awful Announcing: Grant Wahl's wife reveals his cause of death to ‘put to rest’ conspiracy theories
Colby Hall / Mediaite: Dr. Céline Gounder Quells Speculation Behind Husband Grant Wahl's Sudden Death: ‘Nothing Nefarious’
@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/ ...
Chris Morris / Fortune: Grant Wahl's widow pens an essay of love to her husband after his death at the World Cup
Chris Rosvoglou / The Spun: Grant Wahl's Brother Shares New Details On His Death
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter: U.S. Soccer Reporter Grant Wahl Died of an Aortic Aneurysm, Says Wife
Cass Anderson / BroBible: Grant Wahl's Widow Releases Autopsy Results And Closes Book On Foul Play As Cause Of Death
Chris Jones / @enswelljones: This is a relief to read for many reasons. I hope these findings give the same comfort to Grant's family and friends, and pause to anyone who chose to compound our collective grief and stress these past few days. https://twitter.com/...
Mike L. Goodman / @them_l_g: We have clear, unambiguous, answers on how Grant died now. I sincerely hope that people respect his wife's wishes and focus on who he was as a person. https://twitter.com/...
Clarence Hill Jr / @clarencehilljr: No foul play. Still devastating https://twitter.com/...
Dan Critchlow / @afcdw: “I wanted to make sure the conspiracy theories about his death were put to rest” - Grant Wahl's wife, speaking after it was confirmed he died of a ruptured blood vessel. Not Covid/vaccine complications, not a plot by the Qatari government, just a tragic aneurysm. RIP https://twitter.com/...
Riley Ray Griffin / @rileyraygriffin: Grant Wahl's wife, infectious disease physician @celinegounder, “rejected, in particular, speculation linking his death to vaccines, saying that it was especially insulting because of her work.” The family of the celebrated soccer journalist quells misinformation: https://twitter.com/...
Jenny Vrentas / @jennyvrentas: Dr. Gounder said she wanted to ascertain the circumstances of her husband's death in part to quell online speculation. “I wanted to make sure the conspiracy theories about his death were put to rest,” she said. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Dr. Joy Henningsen / @joyhenningsenmd: I will honor this remarkable person by respecting the issues he reported on & using the valuable info he gave us. The human rights violations he illuminated in Qatar, in particular, are issues we can never ignore. Lives will improve for the better b/c of Grant Wahl's reporting. https://twitter.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
Russell Lewis / NPR: American soccer sportswriter Grant Wahl died of an aneurysm at the Qatar World Cup
Andrew Das / @andrewdasnyt: NEWS: An autopsy in New York showed that Grant Wahl had a tear in the ascending aorta, a large vessel that carries blood from the heart, his family announced Wednesday. Via @apoorva_nyc: https://www.nytimes.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/...
Julie Stewart-Binks / @jsb_tv: A note from Grant's wife, @celinegounder: 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/...
Adam Crafton / @adamcrafton_: An incredibly dignified and moving note here by @celinegounder, the wife of Grant Wahl. https://grantwahl.substack.com/ ...
Kyle Tucker / @kyletucker_ath: It's good to know this, and no less heartbreaking. Hug your people. Say “I love you” and “I'm sorry” often. Life's too short. https://twitter.com/...
Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast: Burst Blood Vessel Killed Soccer Journalist Grant Wahl in Qatar
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/...
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/...
Chris Kerber / @chriskerber: Whether you followed soccer or not, this piece written by Grant Wahl's wife is a masterpiece of grace, information & tribute. Expressing things so clearly, so soon & while dealing w/the immediate unexpected challenges is really amazing. Take a couple minutes for the human spirit. 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/...
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/...
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/ ...
Bob Williams / @williamsbob75: Grant Wahl's wife Celine Gounder has disclosed the medical reasons for Grant's death. https://twitter.com/...
Max Tani / Semafor:
RSF: a record number of 533 journalists, including 78 women, are currently detained globally, and 56+ journalists were killed on work in 2022, up 19% from 2021 — A record number of journalists — 533 — are currently being detained worldwide, according to a new report from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) first shared with Semafor.
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Arlene Getz / Committee to Protect Journalists: Number of jailed journalists spikes to new global record
Kenneth Roth / @kenroth: The top five jailers of journalists in 2022 are Iran, China, Myanmar, Turkey, and Belarus: @PressFreedom. Authoritarian governments try to stifle the media “to keep the lid on broiling discontent” amid disruptions from Covid-19 and Putin's invasion. https://cpj.org/...
@pressgazette: The number of journalists killed in 2022 - 57 - represents an 18.8% rise on 2021. There were 50 journalists killed while performing their work in 2020 and 48 in 2021 https://pressgazette.co.uk/...
Marcel Fürstenau / Deutsche Welle: RSF: More journalists imprisoned or killed in 2022
Conrad Hackett / @conradhackett: NEW REPORT: Countries with the most journalists imprisoned 1. Iran 62 journalists jailed 2. China 43 3. Myanmar 42 4. Turkey 40 5. Belarus 26 6. Egypt 21 / Vietnam 21 8. Russia 19 9. Eritrea 16 10. Saudi Arabia 11 11. India 7 From @pressfreedom: https://cpj.org/...
Beh Lih Yi / @behlihyi: Journalist imprisonments reach a new global high in 2022 - and #Asia is the region with the highest number of reporters in jail, our latest @pressfreedom's report released today shows Another grim milestone. Journalism is not a crime. https://cpj.org/...
Molly Killeen / Euractiv: Rising number of journalists killed, detained in 2022 - report
Sherif Mansour / @sherifmnsour: Couldn't have put it better than @YeganehSalehi “The impunity in which #Iranian authorities are behaving is shameful and has no limit.” #Iran breaks 30 record of jailing journalists and jails a record number of women journalists this year. #mahsaami̇ni̇ #IranRevoIution2022 https://twitter.com/...
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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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/...
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/...
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/...
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Former employees at defunct Charlottesville weekly The Hook wonder about the buyer who killed its digital archive, including a story on a 2004 rape accusation — The Hook, a beloved Charlottesville weekly, closed a decade ago but its archives lived on — until its 22,000 stories were suddenly taken offline in June.
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Kim Zetter / @kimzetter: Unidentified buyer purchases archive of now-defunct newspaper; few months later archive (which lived on after paper died) disappears from internet. Former staff think mystery buyer purchased archive to kill old stories about a rape accusation https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Amy Argetsinger / @amyargetsinger: I love a good Charlottesville saga. I had no idea how complex — and unnerving — this one would turn out to be. Great work by @farhip https://twitter.com/...
NBC News:
The SEC charges eight influencers with securities fraud, alleging they used Twitter and Discord to manipulate stocks from Jan. 2020 as part of a ~$100M scheme — The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged eight social media influencers with securities fraud, saying Wednesday …
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Todd Spangler / Variety: Eight Social Media Influencers Charged by SEC in Alleged $100 Million ‘Stock Manipulation Scheme’ on Twitter, Discord
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: SEC Charges Eight Social Media Influencers in $100 Million Stock Manipulation Scheme Promoted on Discord and Twitter
Phil Rosen / Insider: The SEC charges 8 social media influencers in a $100 million stock manipulation scheme promoted on Twitter and Discord
Brian Fung / CNN: US government charges 8 social media influencers over alleged pump-and-dump scheme
Colin Jones / @colinjones: “These seven defendants allegedly purchased certain stocks and then encouraged their substantial social media following to buy those selected stocks by posting price targets or indicating they were buying, holding, or adding to their stock positions.” https://twitter.com/...
Colin Jones / @colinjones: WOAH: The SEC just charged these influencers in a $100 million securities fraud scheme where Discord and Twitter were used to manipulate stocks https://www.sec.gov/... https://twitter.com/...
@secgov: Today we announced charges against eight social media influencers in a $100 million securities scheme in which they used Twitter and Discord to manipulate exchange-traded stocks. https://www.sec.gov/...
Keith McCullough / @keithmccullough: It's all fun and fraud games until... https://sec.gov/ | SEC Charges Eight Social Media Influencers in $100 Million Stock Manipulation Scheme Promoted on Discord and Twitter https://www.sec.gov/...
Jacob Silverman / @silvermanjacob: Also criminal charges against all 8. https://www.sec.gov/... https://twitter.com/...
Kourtnee Jackson / CNET: Influencers Charged by SEC in Securities Fraud Scheme
Doc Brown / @profess0rp: YouTube bout to get real quiet LMAOOOOO we told you this was coming and there would be a separation between the real and real fake. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Kat Tenbarge / @kattenbarge: Tommy Cooperman went from performing at Warped Tour and making songs with Jeffree Star to getting charged by the SEC for securities fraud as a finfluencer. Ah, the internet https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Benjamin Goggin / @benjamingoggin: 8 social media influencers manipulated their fans on Twitter and Discord in a pump and dump scheme, says the SEC. In “surreptitiously recorded conversations, they bragged and laughed about making profits at the expense of their followers,” the SEC said. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
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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/...
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Ariel Shapiro / The Verge:
NPR cancels its 2023 summer internship program, citing economic challenges; NPR's internship page says about one-sixth of its current staff started as interns — I hope you all had a great weekend. We have a lot to dive into today, so let's get to it: NPR cuts its summer internship program …
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@stu_rush: 🚨 My goodness. Facing budget shortfalls, @npr just announced it will cancel the Summer 2023 internship program. This makes me truly sad. I may be wrong but I don't recall this happening in my nearly 30 years. @NPRinterns are part of NPR's lifeblood & a pipeline of great talent.
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill: NPR cancels internships, citing economic woes
Brandon Carter / @brandonetc: at a moment when NPR (and public media at large) desperately needs an infusion of young, creative talent to help us reach a larger and more diverse audience, one of only ways for those folks to get a foot in the door is, for now, canceled. https://twitter.com/...
Rose Eveleth / @roseveleth: I would love to know the salaries of the folks who made this decision. Just out of curiosity!!!! https://twitter.com/...
@kalyani_saxena: This is genuinely so sad for so many early career journalists I wouldn't be where I am without my time as an @npr intern. That being said! There are many opportunities at member stations. Internships were cancelled the summer after I graduated and I still made it. https://twitter.com/...
@stu_rush: Been up a lot overnight thinking, grinding my teeth, fighting a migraine. Need some rest to help deliver @npratc today. Thoughts of donating vacation time to help enable a summer '23 intern program revival. Certain others would, too. But employees shouldn't have to pay for this. https://twitter.com/...
Maddie / @maddiemortell: This is genuinely sad. My @NPR internship launched my career and allowed me to meet some of the most hardworking peers I know at what was such a unique time in our journeys. https://twitter.com/...
Deena Shanker / @deenashanker: ugh how awful — if you're an @NPR listener, now is a good time to show your appreciation for their excellent journalism by becoming a monthly donor!! https://www.npr.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Jordan Gass-Poore / @jgasspoore: This is extremely sad news. I was a (paid) election unit intern with NPR on the Washington Desk and it was one of the most transformative experiences I've had in journalism. It helped make me the journalist I am today in too many ways to list. https://twitter.com/...
Lexie Schapitl / @lexieschapitl: this is a huge bummer and a huge loss for npr. i really encourage folks to look into member station internships and check back with us in the fall. and my DMs are always open for students/recent grads! https://twitter.com/...
Tyler Falk / Current: NPR cuts summer 2023 internship program
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
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/...
Katie Campione / Deadline: Jake Johnson Reacts To ‘Minx’ Leaving HBO Max: “I Am Eager To Find A New Platform For These Episodes”
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/...
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/...
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?
@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/...
Saeed Jones / @theferocity: Wait, HBO Max cancelled “Legendary” AND “Los Espookys”????? IS NOTHING SACRED?
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/...
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.
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.
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/...
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.
@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
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/...
Steven DeKnight / @stevendeknight: Revolting. The DGA, WGA, and SAG-AFTRA all need to take a serious stand against this. 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.
@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/...
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
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/...
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.
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/...
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/...
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.
Ceo Of Kory / @korysverse: everytime i open this app another hbomax show going down... ENOUGH DISCOVERY ENOUGH https://twitter.com/...
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.
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/...
Jordan Pinto / C21Media: HBO Max axes Minx, Love Life, The Nevers and pulls more content amid WBD cuts
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/...
@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/...
@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.
@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/...
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.
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/...
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/...
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/...
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?
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
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Twitter plans to shut down newsletter platform Revue on January 12, 2023 and delete all data, after acquiring the company in January 2021 — One day after Jack Dorsey took to Revue to share his thoughts on the Twitter Files, the company announced it would shut down the newsletter platform early next year.
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