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Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Meta launches Instagram's text-based Threads app on the App Store and Google Play in 100+ countries; users log in via Instagram and can follow the same accounts — - Threads is a text-based messaging app that looks very similar to Twitter. — People will be able to use their Instagram usernames …
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Bloomberg:
French media companies Le Monde, AFP, Le Figaro, and Liberation are accessing Meta's Threads even though Meta hasn't launched the platform in the EU — European football teams, media like Le Monde and Agence France-Presse and other organizations on the continent have found …
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9to5Mac and NBC 7 San Diego
Poynter:
Some journalists say Threads holds promise for their work, and a few say media should be wary of a platform from Meta, which has threatened to block news links — Here's what some notable journalists think about Meta's new social network, which has seen explosive growth since its Wednesday launch.
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Mumbrella, Wired, Axios, Wall Street Journal, @deggans, @xgigglypuff, Fast Company, The Week, Forbes, Insider and New York Daily News
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Hands-on with Threads: fairly bare-bones text-based messaging app, log in via Instagram, no hashtags, no edit button, search is only for user handles, and more — Programming note: I really was trying to take a vacation, but this felt like it was worth the one-day interruption.
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Reason, TechCrunch, Mastodon Blog, Engadget, The Verge, Poynter, Wired, @info_rosalie, Media Voices, @brooklynmarie.bsky.social, @faineg.bsky.social, @gillyarcht, Reuters, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, The Drum, Los Angeles Times, Digital Journal, CNN, Tubefilter, @helge@mastodon.social, @ablackcatstail@goblackcat.net, @Nifflas@mastodon …, @martinsfp, NPR, The Hill, Insider, NewscastStudio, NBC New York, Semafor, @Defiance@sfba.social, @amethyst@haunted.computer, Daring Fireball, @toddo@sfba.social, @tiotasram@kolektiva.social, 9to5Google, Meta, @mpesce@arvr.social, KRON4, Fast Company, @ericleamen@mastodon.social, @jon@gruene.social, @ricardoharvin@mstdn.social, @carnage4life@mas.to, @caseynewton, @davidslifka@mastodon.social, @peter@thepit.social, @slevelt@hcommons.social, @peter@thepit.social, @ERDonnachie@mstdn.social, @aral@mastodon.ar.al, The Wrap, Slate, 24/7 Wall St., @ben@werd.social, @videah.net, New York Post and MediaPost, more at Techmeme »
New York Times:
Memo: NBC CEO Mike Cavanagh promotes Donna Langley, to make entertainment content creative decisions, and Mark Lazarus, to have purview over business decisions — Donna Langley will gain broader oversight of creative decisions for the company's entertainment content.
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The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, Next TV, Media Play News, @davidgura, @kimmasters, Deadline, Variety, @benmullin, Adweek, IndieWire, Above the Line and The Wrap
Sarah Alvarez / Columbia Journalism Review:
Philanthropists such as the MacArthur Foundation are weighing whether and how to spend big to help local news; rumors set the amount up to $500M over five years — A group of philanthropy heavyweights including the MacArthur Foundation, the Knight Foundation and others with enough collective spending power …
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@sarahalvarezmi, @froomkin, @froomkin, @beachwoodreport, @journalismproj, @mitrakalita, @d_holli, @dicktofel, @jpalfrey, @sarabethberman and @palewire
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Netflix, Max, Disney+, and Hulu do not accept ads from rivals; Peacock and Amazon's Freevee do, and Paramount+ does from some of its business partners — Welcome to one of the strangest battles in all of Hollywood's earth-scorched streaming wars.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
MediaNews Group, the newspaper chain owned by Alden Global Capital, has removed commenting widgets from their sites as of July 1, citing moderation difficulties — MediaNews Group, the local newspaper company owned by Alden Global Capital, has shut down all of its comment sections as of July 1st …
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@mgsiegler
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Sky News details experiments with an AI-powered reporter and editor who were expected to work together to create a video package and a feature-length news story — The Comcast-owned channel wanted to see if off-the-shelf AI tools could soon replace human journalists (spoiler: not today). — Video
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MIT Technology Review, Sky News and Sky News on YouTube, Thanks:@thedeskdotnet
John Herrman / New York Magazine:
The first modern US election without a “minimum viable media” could be in 2024, as automated content helps news institutions and distribution systems collapse — In a recent interview with Canadian right-wing influencer Jordan Peterson, Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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@grahamdavida and @intelligencer
Paul Glynn / BBC:
Ofcom is investigating complaints against GB News' Don't Kill Cash campaign, which may breach rules requiring broadcasters not to express views on public policy — The broadcasting watchdog Ofcom is investigating a complaint made against GB News' Don't Kill Cash campaign.
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The Desk, The Guardian, Ofcom, @jake_kanter and Broadband TV News
Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
Trade groups push back against the FTC's “click to cancel” proposal; News Media Alliance says its members get “very few complaints” about cancellation processes — Mandating a simpler cancellation process would confuse consumers and create problems for businesses, trade groups say
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