Mediagazer: Sources detail how Bob Iger undermined Bob Chapek before returning as Disney's CEO, in a bruising, yearslong power struggle worthy of the storyteller company (Wall Street Journal)

1:20 PM ET, December 19, 2022

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Emma Roth / The Verge:

Twitter backtracks and Elon Musk apologizes after saying the service would remove tweets and accounts promoting their presence on Facebook, Mastodon, and others — Twitter will no longer allow users to promote their presence on certain social platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr, and Post.

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Brian Fung / CNN:

Twitter deletes @TwitterSupport's thread and a webpage detailing its new policy to prevent accounts from promoting other social media platforms — Twitter deleted its controversial new policy on Sunday evening that had banned links to certain other social media platforms, less than 24 hours after the policy's initial introduction.

Discussion: Washington Post, @juddlegum, CNBC, Billboard, @3r1ng, Music Ally, @taylorlorenz, @briankrebs, @b_fung, @nephyrus, @badastronomer, @dbraevn, TMZ.com, @sifill_, @molly0xfff, @sarthakgh, @popbase, Quartz, @joshuaphilll, Al Jazeera, @scalzi, @monteiro, Euractiv, The Hill, HuffPost, IGN, @taylorlorenz, @hughhowey, The Wrap and The Week, more at Techmeme »

Taylor Lorenz / Taylor Lorenz's Newsletter:

Twitter reactivates Washington Post journalist Taylor Lorenz's account; Elon Musk says it was a temporary suspension due to “prior doxxing” — 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 — Earlier tonight, Elon Musk suspended my Twitter account.

Mitchell Clark / The Verge:

Twitter reactivates some journalists' accounts, after 58.7% of participants in Elon Musk's poll voted to lift the suspension “now” compared to 41.3% “in 7 days” — (The journalists did not reveal his real-time location.) Out of the two poll options, “now” …

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
By using flimsy, absurd excuses for banning journalists' Twitter accounts, Elon Musk and his buddies reveal themselves as hypocrites who lack principles

Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News:
Elon Musk briefly joined a Twitter Space hosted by a BuzzFeed News tech reporter discussing the latest bans, but left after journalists asked him questions

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James B. Stewart / New York Times:

A profile of CNN's chief executive Chris Licht, whose first major act was killing CNN+, as he attempts to reverse CNN's revenue and ratings slump in 2022 — The network's chief executive knew the job would not be easy. But this hard? — When Chris Licht told his boss, Stephen Colbert …

Louisa Thomas / New Yorker:

A profile of sportswriter Grant Wahl, who helped elevate soccer, particularly women's soccer, in the US through his work spanning over two decades — The indefatigable sportswriter from Kansas knew that the power of the global game extended far beyond the field of play.

Discussion: @celinegounder, @frankmsounders, @kenbensinger, @epsportsnut, The Athletic, @newyorker, @soccergods, @laobserved, @edlavacnn and @michaelluo

Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg:

The European Commission sends Meta a statement of objection for possible antitrust breaches over tying Marketplace to Facebook and imposing unfair trading terms — Meta Platforms Inc. was hit with a complaint from European Union antitrust watchdogs over concerns it's unfairly squeezing …

Discussion: European Commission, Variety, CNET, CNN, The Information, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, The Register, Associated Press, UPI, Engadget and Semafor, more at Techmeme »

Kathryn VanArendonk / Vulture:

TV has no consumer-facing content preservation organization, like Criterion, making the disappearance of shows from streaming services an even greater loss — Recently, Warner Bros. Discovery has begun quietly and not so quietly removing titles from its streaming platform HBO Max.

Discussion: New York Times, @kvanaren, @laurpuckett, @ultra_kitsch, @samitsarkar, @jivemasterj, @superwiki, @812filmreviews, @chaneyj, @vulture, @mattzollerseitz and UPROXX

Wall Street Journal:

Sources detail how Bob Iger undermined Bob Chapek before returning as Disney's CEO, in a bruising, yearslong power struggle worthy of the storyteller company — The former Walt Disney Co. chief executive undermined and then succeeded the man he had handpicked to lead the entertainment giant

CNN:

Drew Griffin, CNN's award-winning Senior Investigative Correspondent, who was known for his challenging interviews, died of cancer at 60 — Drew Griffin, CNN's award-winning Senior Investigative Correspondent, known for getting even the cagiest of interview subjects to engage in a story …

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

Q&A with Netflix's global head of film Scott Stuber on the service's strategy for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the theatrical movie business, and more — Good afternoon from Mexico City, where I have eaten a taco an hour since I landed. This will be my last newsletter of the year …

Discussion: The Streamable, The Hollywood Reporter, @lucas_shaw and @lucas_shaw

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:

YouTube announces Courses in India, letting teachers post videos and reading materials for free or for a fee in several regional languages, rolling out “soon” — For years, teachers have used YouTube to promote their lessons and persuade learners to join their classes off the platform.

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The Guardian:
The UK, Germany, the European Union, and the United Nations raise concerns over Twitter suspending US journalists, which the UN calls a “dangerous precedent”

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