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Sources: the Trump campaign contacted X to prevent the circulation of links to the hacked JD Vance dossier posted by journalist Ken Klippenstein — Elon Musk is planting himself in Pennsylvania, has brought his brain trust to help and may even knock on doors himself.
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The Wrap, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Quartz, Axios, Washington Post, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, New Republic, Alternet.org, @evilgalprods.bsky.social, @TheDailyEdge@universeodon.com, Raw Story, @kevincolliernbc@threads.net, emptywheel, Business Insider and Le Monde.fr, more at Techmeme »
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Ahead of Hurricane Milton, NPR revised its CMS to enable 200+ member stations to publish text-only versions of their sites, accessible when bandwidth is scarce — In normal times, text-only websites are a niche interest. But a natural disaster is not normal times.
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TVNewsCheck, Adweek, @isalara, @raywert, @davidclinchnews, @jbenton, @niemanlab@threads.net and Current
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X drops Unilever from its “advertiser boycott” lawsuit after making a deal with Unilever “to continue our partnership” as part of an “ecosystem-wide solution” — X is dropping claims against Unilever in its lawsuit that accuses advertisers and brands …
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Wall Street Journal and New York Post, more at Techmeme »
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Sources: in negotiations with California lawmakers, Google insisted on taxpayer funding as a precondition to spending $110M to support the journalism industry — - Tech giant, state to spend $180 million to aid news industry — Company pushed for taxpayer funds; beat back tougher bills
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@john-on-mars.bsky.social
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The Gateway Pundit settles a defamation lawsuit with two Georgia election workers it falsely accused or wrongdoing and has removed articles about them — Website removed articles falsely accusing Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss of wrongdoing in 2020 election — The Gateway Pundit …
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Associated Press, CNN, WAGA-TV, Adweek, @gtconway3dg@threads.net, Washington Post, Georgia Recorder, New Republic and Missouri Independent
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The FCC's chair denounces Trump's “threats against free speech” after he called for CBS to lose its license, the second time this week she defends broadcasters — New York CNN — — Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel denounced former President Donald Trump's …
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Ukrainian reporter Victoria Roshchyna, who disappeared in August 2023 in occupied east Ukraine, has died in Russian detention, according to Ukrainian officials — Victoria Roshchyna disappeared in August last year after travelling to Russian-held east Ukraine for a report
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The Kyiv Independent, NPR, Reuters, @judywoodruff, @reevellp, @gerashchenko_en, @yarotrof, @lubinetzs, @den_kazansky, @shustry, @aliide_n, @ngumenyuk, @davidzaikin, @dmokryk, @tetyanaukrainka, @annanemtsova, @avalaina, @iwmf, @eurovanya, @rferlpress, @a_magazova, @olehnikolenko_, Al Jazeera, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, @vladaknowlton@threads.net, The Sun, Politico, NV, Meduza, RBC-Ukraine, The Kyiv Independent, Euronews, Committee to Protect …, Voice of America, Adweek, IWMF, UPI and Reporters Without Borders
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A look at the tensions between Letterboxd moderators and users when an anime classic was removed by curators from its Top 250 and top 100 animation movies lists — When the movie review site removed an anime classic, it put its community's loyalty and passion to the test.
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@waterslicer, @adambumas, Adam Bumas on LinkedIn, Bloomberg and Just Jared
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The Atlantic says it is increasing its pace of print publication from 10 to 12 issues per year and announces some expansions to reporting staff in a memo — New York CNN — — The Atlantic is doing something exceedingly unusual for a magazine in 2024: increasing the number of issues it prints.
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Israel releases US journalist Jeremy Loffredo after detaining him for his reporting on where Iranian missiles landed; Loffredo can't leave Israel until Oct. 20 — American journalist Jeremy Loffredo was released Friday morning by Israeli authorities after spending four days in Israeli detention following his arrest in the West Bank.
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The Guardian, The Dissenter, Committee to Protect …, Democracy Now, Reclaim The Net, The Dissenter, New Republic and The Grayzone
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PayPal formally launches PayPal Ads, which looks to help US marketers tap into data about transactions across PayPal's platforms, including Venmo and Honey — - PayPal is set to launch an ads business, starting in the US. — The company intends to offer ads across its own properties, as well as retailers.
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YouTube star Piper Rockelle's mother Tiffany Smith agrees to pay a $1.85M settlement to 11 teen content creators who accused her of abuse and exploitation — Tiffany Smith, the mother of YouTube star Piper Rockelle, was sued in 2022 by 11 teen content creators who alleged she abused them emotionally, physically and sexually.
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People, E! Online and Los Angeles Times