Mediagazer: A look at Mozilla's acquisition of Anonym, which offers “privacy-preserving” ad tools, and how Anonym might interact with a user base that tends to block ads (Thomas Claburn/The Register)

3:25 AM ET, June 19, 2024

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Forbes' lawyer demands that Perplexity AI remove articles sourced from Forbes, seeks assurances that Perplexity AI won't infringe on Forbes copyrights, and more — - The chatbot tried to give credibility to the Forbes story it presented by citing other “sourced” reports that were actually …

Discussion: @johnvoelcker and Talking Biz News

Mickey Djuric / The Canadian Press:

Canadian officials won't say whether or how the new Online News Act should apply to AI companies using Canadian news for training or providing chatbot answers — AI bots using news, regulation remains uncertain — OTTAWA - The federal government is dodging questions about whether artificial …

Discussion: MobileSyrup, @tara_deschamps and @nationalpost

Thomas Claburn / The Register:

A look at Mozilla's acquisition of Anonym, which offers “privacy-preserving” ad tools, and how Anonym might interact with a user base that tends to block ads — Is such a thing possible for an industry that never respected people's wishes? — ANALYSIS Mozilla this week …

Discussion: @polluterofminds, @checkmyadshq, @mozilla, @karlemilnikka, @funnymonkey@freeradical.zone, @tchambers@indieweb.social, The Mozilla Blog, @trevorflowers@widerweb.org, MediaPost and Hacker News, more at Techmeme »

Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times:

Carpenter Media told a Sound Publishing union that it plans to lay off 62 people, including over half the unionized newsroom at The Daily Herald of Everett, WA — The other shoe has fallen after Carpenter Media Group's huge push into the Northwest. — Carpenter, a Southern newspaper chain …

Discussion: @ogvanniphoto

David Shepardson / Reuters:

The US FTC says it has referred a complaint to the DOJ against TikTok and ByteDance over potential violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday it had referred a complaint against the social media platform TikTok …

Marek Miller / The Keyword:

Google launches News Showcase in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; several publishers added a feature where Google pays for reader access to paywalled content — News and Publishing Partner Manager, Central and Eastern Europe — For more than two decades, Google has partnered with journalists …

Discussion: Neowin

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Venu Sports, the Fox/WBD/Disney streaming venture, announces more hires, including Chief Business Officer Tim Connolly, who had led Apple TV+ subscriber growth — Key senior hires include chief business officer Tim Connolly, CTO Skarpi Hedinsson and CMO Brian Borkowski

Discussion: Radio & Television …, Next TV, The Desk, Pete Distad on LinkedIn, Barrett Media, The Wrap, @thedeskdotnet, Deadline and Awful Announcing

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:

Subscription platform Zuora is acquiring AI company Sub(x) to use AI to enhance paywall offerings for the news industry; Sub(x)'s 10 employees will join Zuora — EXCLUSIVE: With Sub(x), Zuora moves beyond propensity scoring to reinforcement learning — Subscription technology platform Zuora …

Discussion: Chris Scott on LinkedIn, Zuora and @markstenberg3

Brian Stelter / @brianstelter:

Email to staff: Jeff Bezos names and copies Will Lewis and says WaPo “needs to evolve” and has his “commitment on maintaining quality, ethics, and standards” — New: Jeff Bezos writes to newsroom leaders and says “the journalistic standards and ethics at The Post will not change.” [image]

David Gilbert / Wired:

ISIS created two YouTube channels falsely branded as CNN and Al Jazeera channels in March; their videos stayed on YouTube for a month and a half before removal — One video focused on giving ISIS credit for a terror attack that Russian disinformation blamed on Ukraine.

Discussion: @paddydugganj, @daithaigilbert and @SteveThompson@mastodon.social

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Netflix plans to open two permanent in-person experience venues, in Dallas and near Philadelphia, in 2025, a continuation of its previous pop-ups — They're not exactly theme parks, but the new Netflix Houses — to open next year in King of Prussia, Pa., and Dallas — will feature a wide array …

Discussion: Netflix Tudum, Mumbrella, Bloomberg, CNN, Brian Millman on LinkedIn, Taylor Tate on LinkedIn, @0xchalie, BGR, Engadget, The Verge, Quartz, Peter Csathy on LinkedIn, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, The Wrap and Media Play News

Sara Guaglione / Digiday:

Daily Mail plans to launch a dozen long-form shows on YouTube by the end of 2024, focusing on popular verticals including entertainment, sports, and the royals — In a bid to earn more ad revenue, Daily Mail is making a big push into long-form video with plans to debut a dozen shows on YouTube by the end of this year.

Discussion: Media Voices, The Media Leader, StreamTV Insider, Press Gazette and MediaPost

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Ina Fried / Axios:
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French ad agency Havas plans to invest €400M in AI and data-led initiatives in the next four years, and prepares for a four-way breakup of parent Vivendi

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Ann Cooper / Nieman Reports:
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James Thomas / Euronews:
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
YouTube is testing Notes, an experimental crowdsourced tool to let users add context to videos, similar to X's Community Notes, on mobile in the US in English

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Paul Kiernan / Wall Street Journal:
The US finalizes rules requiring custodial crypto platforms to report user transaction info to the IRS; DeFi platforms are exempt amid fierce crypto lobbying

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Wired:
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