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Ina Fried / Axios:
Sources: Apple pauses all its advertising on X after Elon Musk's endorsement of an antisemitic X post and reports that Apple ads ran next to pro-Nazi content — - The left-leaning nonprofit Media Matters for America published a report Thursday that highlighted Apple, IBM …
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Source: Warner Bros. Discovery decided to “pause” its ads on X for the foreseeable future — UPDATED, 3:54 PM: Warner Bros Discovery is the latest to suspend its advertising on X/Twitter in the wake of owner Elon Musk's amplification of an anti-semitic post two days ago.
New York Times:
Disney says it is pausing spending on X, joining Lionsgate, Apple, and IBM — Disney, Apple and Lionsgate halted marketing on X, formerly Twitter, as Elon Musk faced a furor over antisemitic abuse on his social media platform. — The blowback over Elon Musk's endorsement …
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
Lionsgate's corporate parent company suspends all advertising on X, as the fallout from an Elon Musk post on X endorsing antisemitic views spreads — Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. has suspended all advertising on X, effective immediately, a company spokesman said by email.
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Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
IBM suspends its advertising on X after Media Matters said X has been placing ads for IBM, Apple, Oracle, Xfinity, and NBCU's Bravo alongside pro-Nazi material — Tech company's move is the latest setback to Linda Yaccarino's efforts to convince brands Elon Musk's platform is safe
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Nicholas Vinocur / Politico:
Internal note: the European Commission plans to “temporarily suspend” X advertising over widespread disinformation concerns and to avoid “reputational damage” — Ads on Musk-owned social media site risk causing ‘reputational damage’ to the EU, its executive says in internal note.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Fox News and radio host Mark Levin endorsed Ted Cruz in 2016 and is endorsing Ron DeSantis for 2024 without disclosing his stepson's work for both candidates — The Scoop — A powerful right-wing media figure who described himself as “all in for DeSantis” has a family connection to the campaign.
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Ryan Broderick / Garbage Day:
The outrage over TikTok videos about Osama Bin Laden exemplifies how the media cherry-picks random nonsense from the app and misunderstands its scale and reach — By now you have, no doubt, heard all about the dangerous new TikTok trend sweeping the nation.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
TikTok removes videos promoting Osama Bin Laden's “Letter to America” that justified the 9/11 attacks, but calls reports that they were trending “inaccurate”
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Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
Microsoft blocks the term “Disney” from Bing Image Creator over copyright concerns raised by a viral trend where users created Disney film posters of their pets — Film company's logo was visible in mock-ups of movie illustrations featuring users' pets
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Alan Rusbridger / Prospect:
In her memoir, Nadine Dorries, the UK's former culture secretary, alleges that a non-executive director of the BBC tried to influence her choice of Ofcom chair — A potential cover-up I unearthed in the weeds of Nadine Dorries's book remains a mystery. It has damaged the BBC …
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Giulia Petroni / Wall Street Journal:
Italy's competition watchdog opens an investigation into whether Meta has failed to provide adequate information on how to mark branded content on Instagram — Italy's competition watchdog has opened an investigation into whether Meta Platforms has failed to provide adequate information …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
The Golden Globes will air live on CBS, stream on Paramount+, and be available in the CBS app on January 7, 2024, after ending its longtime association with NBC — Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV — The Golden Globes have found a new broadcast home. The upcoming 81st edition of the Hollywood awards show …
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