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10:10 AM ET, June 14, 2023

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Jon Porter / The Verge:
The European Commission issues a preliminary antitrust complaint against Google over its ad business, suggesting breaking up the unit; Google can now reply  —  The European Commission has made a formal antitrust complaint against Google and its ad business, saying that its preliminary view is that …
Nic Newman / Reuters Institute:
Reuters' 2023 Digital News Report: despite social media fragmentation, users' dependence on platforms for news keeps growing; Facebook drops and TikTok grows  —  This year's report comes against the backdrop of a global cost-of-living crisis, a continuing war in the heart of Europe, and further climate instability across the world.
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Emma Graham-Harrison / The Guardian:
Maria Ressa says she resigned in 2022 from RISJ's advisory board due to concerns about how it compiles its Digital News Report, particularly in the global south  —  Exclusive: methodology used by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism risks undermining media in global south, says Ressa
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
A group of Insider employees confronted EIC Nicholas Carlson on a Brooklyn street as he pulled down pro-union flyers from lampposts; some flyers showed his face  —  The top editor of the Insider news site was caught on video bicycling around Brooklyn and tearing down pro-union posters as a labor strike dragged into its second week.
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Reddit's API pricing changes stem from LLMs driving up the value of the site's data, an upcoming IPO, and third-party apps generating no revenue for the company  —  I.  —  Today, let's talk about the Reddit protests that temporarily took down the site today — and how …
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Over 300 subreddits, including r/aww, r/music, and r/videos, plan to extend their protests indefinitely; 8,400+ have now gone private or into a restricted mode  —  / ‘More is needed for Reddit to act.’  —  Moderators of many Reddit communities are pledging to keep their subreddits private or restricted indefinitely.
Patrick Frater / Variety:
Disney plans to close its six remaining linear TV channels in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea to focus on DTC streaming  —  Disney is to close its six remaining linear TV channels in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea as the conglomerate puts a greater emphasis on direct-to-consumer streaming.
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
TalkTV issues an apology and pays “substantial damages” to a UK migrant rights charity after a presenter called the organization's members “human traffickers”  —  TalkTV has issued an apology and paid “substantial damages” to a migrants' rights charity over defamatory claims …
Jay Caspian Kang / New Yorker:
The data-based political journalism that Nate Silver has represented can be flawed but is still preferable to the Beltway-gossip model that preceded it  —  Silver, a former professional poker player, was in the business of measuring probabilities.  Many readers mistook him for an oracle.
Ted Rohrlich / LAist:
Memo: Southern California Public Radio says it plans to cut 10%+ of staff in response to a revenue shortfall primarily due to a fall in Hollywood studio ads  —  Support your source for local news!  —  The local news you read here every day is crafted for you, but right now, we need your help to keep it going.
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall says Phillip Schofield's relationship with a young colleague was “deeply inappropriate” and confirms internal rumors about the situation  —  Carolyn McCall told a British parliamentary committee about a review into how it handled the case of Phillip Schofield …
 
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Nicole Carpenter / Polygon:
Swedish gaming giant Embracer Group, which bought Dark Horse Media in 2021, says it will close studios, cancel games, and cut staff after a $2B deal collapsed
Kaya Yurieff / The Information:
US-based creator startups have raised $8.6B+ since 2021, but at least seven have shut down since 2022 as they were solving irrelevant problems for most creators
Justin Baragona / @justinbaragona:
Source: the latest Fox News layoffs total less than 3% of the workforce, affecting a double-digit number of employees; SVP Amy Sohnen is leaving this month
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix plans to launch a pop-up restaurant in LA on June 30 with food from chefs featured in various Netflix shows
Allison Schiff / AdExchanger:
Rembrand, which uses generative AI to insert products into creators' videos, raised an $8M seed, with participation from L'Oreal
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Haroon Siddique / The Guardian:
A UK bill will define SLAPP lawsuits for the first time in UK law, give judges power for early dismissal of such cases, and put the onus on complainants
Alexa Corse / Wall Street Journal:
Internal memo: Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino tells employees that the platform is “on a mission to become the world's most accurate real-time information source”
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Pat Sajak, the host of Wheel of Fortune for 40 years, plans to retire in 2024 after the game show's 41st season which begins in September