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11:40 AM ET, August 1, 2023

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Emma Roth / The Verge:
The BBC launches social.bbc, an “experimental” Mastodon server with posts from a handful of BBC accounts, and plans to try out the server for six months  —  The BBC has launched its own “experimental” Mastodon server, marking one of the first major news outlets to establish an instance on the Twitter alternative.
Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
Sources: Disney hired Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, two ex-executives seen as potential successors to Bob Iger during his first stint as CEO, as advisers to Iger  —  Disney has hired two former executives who were seen as potential successors to Bob Iger during his first stint as the company's chief executive …
Giorgio Leali / Politico:
Journalists at France's Journal du Dimanche voted to end the 40-day strike protesting the JDD's new right-wing editor; many said they will leave the outlet  —  Geoffroy Lejeune was appointed top editor at the iconic publication after it was bought by conservative tycoon Vincent Bolloré.
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Bryan Pietsch / Washington Post:
X sues the Center for Countering Digital Hate, alleging that researchers violated its terms of service and the CFAA while studying hate speech on the platform  —  X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is suing a research group that investigated hate speech on the social media platform …
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
Under EU pressure, Meta offers to seek user consent in Europe for targeted ads based on users' activity to comply with GDPR, sources say as soon as October 2023  —  Under pressure from regulators, the Facebook and Instagram owner proposes asking users to opt in before targeting ads with their digital activity
Amanda Bright / Nieman Lab:
How a 149-year-old Georgia weekly grew after being taken over by UGA's journalism school, winning awards, tripling ads, and doubling subscriptions in 18 months  —  In the first 18 months, The Oglethorpe Echo added digital products, won awards, tripled advertising, and doubled subscriptions.
Ray Schultz / MediaPost:
DoubleVerify, which offers software for digital media measurement and analytics, agrees to acquire digital ad campaign optimization company Scibids for $125M  —  DoubleVerify is acquiring Scibids, a digital campaign optimization firm.  —  The cash-and-stock transaction is valued at $125 million …
Chethan Rao / Android Police:
YouTube starts a small-scale experiment generating AI summaries of English-language videos to help users decide what to watch and encourages feedback  —  YouTube's new experiment is currently limited to English content  —  YouTube constantly adds new features to its mobile, web, and TV apps to enhance user experience.
Yadarisa Shabong / Reuters:
Cineworld says it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after cutting debt by $4.53B, raising $800M in new equity, and securing $1.71B in debt financing  —  Cineworld Group (CINE.L) said it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after nearly 11 months, coming out with lower debt and a new slate of management and board.
 
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Adam Chitwood / The Wrap:
SAG-AFTRA defends its “interim agreement” approach that lets indie productions proceed, as some actors push back, saying the agreement would prolong the strike
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Despite TikTok prohibiting branded content promoting alcohol, some creators say they're sponsored by alcohol brands, and they drink excessively to promote them
 

 
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