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5:10 AM ET, January 15, 2025

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Reuters:
Court filing: Meta says it may have to “roll back or pause” some features in India after a CCI directive banned WhatsApp data sharing with Meta for ad purposes  —  Meta may have to “roll back or pause” some features in India due to an antitrust directive which banned …
Discussion: Digital Trends
New York Times:
The president of MSNBC, Rashida Jones, steps down; Rebecca Kutler, SVP of content strategy at MSNBC, succeeds her as interim president  —  Rebecca Kutler, senior vice president of content strategy at MSNBC, will succeed Ms. Jones as interim president.  —  The president of MSNBC, Rashida Jones …
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The Verge:
Court docs: internal messages suggest Meta used data from piracy site LibGen to train AI Llama models and worked to conceal it, as Meta raced to beat rivals  —  A major copyright lawsuit against Meta has revealed a trove of internal communications about the company's plans to develop …
Steven J. Horowitz / Variety:
Drake withdraws petition accusing UMG and Spotify of inflating Kendrick Lamar's “Not Like Us” with bots and payola; the diss track accused Drake of pedophilia  —  Drake has withdrawn his petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group after accusing the entities of launching an illegal …
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Substack makes livestreaming available to all publishers who have 10 or more free subscribers, with recommended clips for sharing and complete stream recordings  —  After testing live video features in the fall, newsletter platform Substack announced on Tuesday that it is now making livestreaming available to all publishers.
Discussion: On Substack, Passionfruit and Adweek
Josh Russell / Courthouse News Service:
In federal court, lawyers for Microsoft and OpenAI defended the scraping of news stories to train LLMs and urged the dismissal of news outlets' copyright claims  —  A coalition of news organizations led by The New York Times claim the exploitation of their online news stories …
Thaslima Begum / The Guardian:
Al Jazeera cameraman Fadi al-Wahidi, shot in Gaza in October 2024, has been denied medical evacuation despite pleas from press and human rights organizations  —  Fadi al-Wahidi's condition is deteriorating, say hospital staff, who do not have medication needed to treat him
Nicola M White / Bloomberg:
The SEC sues Elon Musk, claiming he failed to timely disclose a major purchase of Twitter shares ahead of his takeover of the social media platform in 2022  —  (Adds details on Twitter share purchase from second paragraph.)
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Warner Bros. Discovery adds Anthony Noto and Joey Levin to its board; Noto is CEO of SoFi, and Levin is stepping down as CEO of Barry Diller's IAC  —  Noto joined the board as of Jan. 8, 2025, and Levin will join the on Feb. 1, 2025.  Both will stand for election at the company's 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.
 
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An interview with Nicholas Carlson about his new video-focused media company Dynamo, blogging for Gawker, leaving Business Insider, Bill Ackman, and more
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James Whitbrook / Gizmodo:
Diamond Comics Publishers, one of the top US distributors, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after losing exclusive publishing partnerships and more
Michaela Zee / Variety:
Netflix says Ms. Rachel, a kids show hosted by YouTuber and educator Rachel Accurso, will make its Netflix debut on January 27 with a four-episode season
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
On Truth Social, Trump rants about Seth Meyers' late night NBC show, saying that “Comcast should pay a BIG price” for shows that he calls “political hits”
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Sean Burch / The Wrap:
Source: Vox Media laid off several employees on Monday, affecting mostly director-level employees, its third round of layoffs in two months
Max Tani / Semafor:
Internal data: The Washington Post's traffic fell from a brief high of ~22.5M DAUs in January 2021, after the Capitol attack, to around 2.5M-3M DAUs in mid-2024
Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
DirecTV launches MySports, a sports streamer featuring games from NFL and other major leagues, and access to 40 channels, in 24 US metro areas for $70/month
Ryan Browne / CNBC:
The UK CMA opens a probe to assess Google's position in search and the search ads business and how it impacts consumers, advertisers, publishers, and its rivals
Richard Nieva / Forbes:
Jimmy Wales, Mark Ruffalo, others debut Free Our Feeds to raise $30M by 2028 to “billionaire-proof” AT Protocol, by making it easier for users to leave Bluesky
 

 
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Sources and docs: Meta has dismantled its system for identifying and limiting viral hoaxes, and told content-ranking teams to stop penalizing misinformation

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg:
Tether plans to relocate its corporate entity and subsidiaries to El Salvador after obtaining a digital asset service provider license in the country

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Decentralized Instagram alternative Pixelfed debuts iOS and Android apps; its Android app is the top Social app on Google Play in some markets, including the US
 
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