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Sources: ad executives told Linda Yaccarino that she is risking her reputation and should step down as X's CEO to make a statement about racism and antisemitism — In the aftermath of IBM, Disney, Apple and others pausing spending on X, formerly known as Twitter, top advertising executives …
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Sharon Knolle / The Wrap:
X files a defamation lawsuit against Media Matters, claiming it “knowingly and maliciously” misrepresented the amount of antisemitic content on the platform — Musk says the watchdog org “would not let truth get in the way of a story” — Elon Musk has followed through …
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Matt Binder / Mashable:
After big advertisers flee X, right-wing media outlets and influencers pledge to buy ads or donate, like Benny Johnson, Andrew Tate, Gavin McInnes, Babylon Bee — So far, they are at least hundreds of millions of dollars short on making up for X's potential lost revenue. … Disney.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Linda Yaccarino asked her son and X executive Matt Madrazo to reach out to GOP ad spenders; X aims for $100M in political ads during the 2024 elections — The Scoop — Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of X, formerly Twitter, has turned the service's Hail Mary bet on an imagined $100 …
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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
TX AG, “troubled” by Musk's claims, opens a probe into Media Matters, which calls X's lawsuit frivolous; X avoids anti-SLAPP statutes as it filed in 5th Circuit — X, formerly Twitter, has followed through with owner Elon Musk's threat to sue the left-leaning nonprofit Media Matters.
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Kylie Robison / Fortune:
At a hastily assembled all-hands, Linda Yaccarino said Media Matters is known “to force a narrative” and asked staff to “be as fiscally responsible as possible”
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
Media Matters' claims that some companies' ads appeared next to antisemitic content do not seem to be “manufactured”, contrary to what X alleges in its suit
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a note to employees, Linda Yaccarino says the Media Matters report about ads on X is “misleading” and that X is in the midst of battling “deceptive attacks”
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Press Gazette:
Jeff Zucker's RedBird IMI says it will take control of the Telegraph and Spectator after agreeing to a loan of £600M to repay debts owed by the Barclay family — Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund RedBird IMI has said it is set to take control of the Telegraph and Spectator publications …
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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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Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Crypto exchange Bullish, run by a former NYSE president, acquires CoinDesk for an undisclosed sum in an all-cash deal; DCG acquired CoinDesk for $500K in 2016 — CoinDesk says former Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief Matt Murray will chair an independent editorial committee
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The Verge:
Epic v. Google: a Google exec confirms that Spotify pays no commission when users buy subscriptions via Spotify's payment system and 4% when they pay via Google — Music streaming service Spotify struck a seemingly unique and highly generous deal with Google for Android-based payments …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
LADbible Group launches a tech website to help build on the brand's existing Unilad Tech social pages, after the audience for its tech content grew 187% YoY — The launch builds on Unilad Tech's social audience of 18 million followers. — Ladbible Group has launched a dedicated tech website …
Reuters:
Belal Jadallah, who led the board of the Press House-Palestine, and two freelance journalists were killed in Gaza over the weekend, per relatives — The head of a prominent media institution in Gaza and two other journalists were killed during the weekend in Israel's offensive in the territory …
Wall Street Journal:
A look at a campaign for the US State Department to label Alsu Kurmasheva as wrongfully detained, committing the US to work to secure her release from Russia — The family and employer of Alsu Kurmasheva, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen, say she has been targeted because she is an American and a journalist
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