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The AP sues three Trump officials, alleging they violated the First and Fifth Amendments by banning AP reporters in retaliation for the use of “Gulf of Mexico” — The wire service sued three of them for denying its reporters access to press events.
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NBCUniversal settles a $30M defamation suit by a gynecologist who worked at a Georgia ICE facility; he disputed statements made about him on three MSNBC shows — NBCUniversal is settling a $30 million defamation lawsuit brought by an ICE detention facility gynecologist who was falsely branded a …
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A Maldita study of nearly 1.2M Community Notes on X published globally in 2024 shows that professional fact-checkers are among the three most cited sources — Notes that cite fact-checkers earn more trust from X users and combat misinformation faster — When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced …


X is rolling out Grok-powered AI tools for advertisers to generate ready-to-use ad copy and imagery and provide campaign performance analysis — The company is betting on AI to help recover some of the millions it has shed in ad revenue over the last two years


An interview with the Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers of Oscar-nominated No Other Land on making the documentary, relying on self-distribution, and more — “No Other Land,” about the destruction of a village in the occupied West Bank, is one of the year's most acclaimed films.
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Ann Selzer asks to dismiss Trump's lawsuit over her inaccurate November 2024 Iowa poll, arguing the president's “fraud” framing is an attempt to evade the 1A — The legal team representing Iowa pollster Ann Selzer filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against her by President Donald Trump …


Researchers say dozens of fake news sites linked to John Dougan are posting disinfo ahead of Germany's election, recycling tactics used before the US election — From a fabricated sex scandal to a fake museum heist, disinformation aimed at influencing Germany's high-stakes election …
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Sources: MSNBC chief Rebecca Kutler weighs more on-screen time for Jen Psaki and The Weekend hosts Symone Sanders-Townsend, Alicia Menendez, and Michael Steele — Rebecca Kutler, who was named president of MSNBC earlier in February, is considering expanding the on-screen presence of Jen Psaki …


Sources: Amazon paid $1B+ to gain creative control of the James Bond franchise and plans to expand it into its own universe akin to Marvel or Star Wars — Amazon originally overpaid on its purchase of MGM in a deal orchestrated by then-MGM board chair Kevin Ulrich.
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Amazon MGM Studios, Michael G. Wilson, and Barbara Broccoli form a JV to house James Bond IP rights, under which Amazon gains creative control of the franchise
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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes orders the immediate and full suspension of Rumble in the country due to noncompliance with court orders — Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered U.S. video-sharing platform Rumble (RUM.O) immediate and full suspension …


Amazon plans transparency updates for its ad buying system after an Adalytics report found it placed ads on sites hosting CSAM and other problematic content — Amazon plans to more transparency tools for its advertising offering, updates that come just weeks after its demand-side platform …
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Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge urges a near-doubling of funds for public broadcaster CBC, to bolster the broadcaster and end its reliance on ads — ////Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is proposing that the CBC's public funding almost double, in a bid to bolster the public broadcaster …
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The BBC pulls a Gaza documentary from iPlayer to conduct “further due diligence” after criticism for not clearly disclosing narrator was a Hamas leader's son — Show removed from iPlayer as ‘further due diligence’ carried out and critics ask if any Hamas members were paid for filming