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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 a report 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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New York Times:
Disney says it is pausing spending on X, joining Lionsgate 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 of an antisemitic conspiracy theory …
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Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Global, Lionsgate, and Comcast suspend ads on X, joining other media and tech companies — - Apple has paused its online advertising campaigns on X, formerly Twitter, after owner Elon Musk made antisemitic comments on the platform.
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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.
Financial Times:
Sources: Jeff Zucker's RedBird IMI, alongside the Abu Dhabi royal family, backs the Barclay family's £1.1B bid for the Telegraph after Axel Springer pulled out — Investor run by former CNN boss offers to help finance deal as German publisher Axel Springer pulls out of auction
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@janemartinson, @danielthomasldn, @sjhmorris, Bloomberg, Telegraph and Press Gazette
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Bloomberg:
Sources: senior UK ministers, including the business minister and security minister, raised concerns about the possibility of foreign ownership of the Telegraph — - Badenoch, Tugendhat raise worries with Media Secretary Frazer — Lloyds seized the Telegraph titles in June to claw back debts
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@tw_seal and @alexwickham
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Univision faces growing Latino backlash for its handling of a November 7 Trump interview, as 70+ groups send a protest letter and Congress members ask to meet — Members of Congress plan to ask for a meeting with a company executive, as a famous actor, one of Univision's founders and Latino rights advocacy groups speak out
Associated Press:
Russia adds The Moscow Times, an online newspaper that operates outside the country and is popular among Russia's expatriates, to its “foreign agents” list — Russia's Justice Ministry on Friday added The Moscow Times, an online newspaper popular among Russia's expatriate community …
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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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The Hill, New York Post, Mediaite and Vanity Fair
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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@nickheer@c.im, @broderick, @taylorlorenz, @broderick, @whoisernie, @tkbeynon, @scottnover, New York Times, Gordon MacMillan on LinkedIn, Dow Jones Newswires, Media Matters for America, NPR, Slate, @schmutzie.com, @fraying@xoxo.zone, New York Post, @waxy@xoxo.zone, @jenn@pixel.kitchen, Mediaite, @bijan.bsky.social, WNYC Studios, New York Magazine and Sydney Morning Herald
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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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Fox News, @tiktokpolicy, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Messenger, @yashar, New York Post, Wired, @briannawu, @briannawu, Mediaite, @broderick, @broderick, @andrewjbates46, @mikel_jollett, @janelytv, @joshshepperd, @bettybowers, CNN, 404 Media, CBS News, The Verge, The Guardian, @mikewendling@threads.net, @oneunderscore__@threads.net, Semafor, @ryanhatesthis@threads.net, @rachaelrad@threads.net, @cwarzel@threads.net, @cwarzel@threads.net and Bloomberg
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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@kim_harding@mastodon.scot, @michaellcrick, @arusbridger and @janemartinson
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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