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12:15 AM ET, June 25, 2025

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Olivia Sophie Rafferty / ai fray:
A US judge rules Anthropic's use of copyrighted books to train AI was fair use, but its storage of pirated books in a central library used for training was not  —  Context: Last August, book authors Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson filed a copyright infringement class action …
Financial Times:
The UK CMA proposes to designate Google with “strategic market status” in general search and search advertising under the new Digital Markets Competition Regime  —  Big Tech giant slams Competition and Markets Authority's plan as ‘punitive’ and risk to economic growth
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The UK CMA giving Google “strategic market status” could allow publishers to opt out of Google AI Overviews without removing websites from search  —  The UK Competition and Markets Authority has set out plans to give publishers more control over the way their work appears in Google search.
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: David Ellison met with Bari Weiss late last year about a possible role at CBS News, including as a 60 Minutes correspondent  —  Late last year, during a trip to New York City, David Ellison quietly made time for a meeting that said as much about his worldview as it did about his interest in media.
The Wrap:
YouTube viewership for Fox News has risen 109% YoY to 2.3B in 2025 so far; MSNBC's is up 27% to 1.9B, CNN's is up 42% to 1.1B, while ABC's and NBC's are down  —  Galvanized by exclusive interviews with President Trump and other White House figures, Fox News has seen its YouTube viewership jump 109% …
Discussion: Forbes and TV Insider
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
California lawmakers approve Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to increase funding for the state's film and TV tax incentive program from $330M to $750M per year  —  California lawmakers have agreed to expand the state's film and TV tax incentive to $750 million a year, marking a win for the industry and for Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Discussion: Deadline and Deadline
Kasey Moore / What's on Netflix:
Netflix is removing 22 mobile games in July, almost 20% of its mobile game library, most of which are branded or based on IP that's beyond Netflix's control  —  Almost 20% of Netflix's mobile game library is scheduled to depart soon.  —  Netflix Games has had a rough 9 months.
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Texas passes a bill distributing $150M/year to movies and TV shows through 2035; the film office can reject incentives for shoots with “inappropriate content”  —  Texas is slated to give productions $150 million annually across the next decade.  The program includes some quirks …
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Steve Bannon launches a fierce public challenge against Fox News for its pro-war stance on Iran, accusing it of propaganda and calling for a FARA investigation  —  A key force in the populist MAGA media, former Trump campaign chief and White House aide Steve Bannon, has turned his opposition …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple sparks a backlash from iPhone owners after pushing a notification from the Apple Wallet app that promoted a Fandango deal for Apple's F1 movie  —  Apple customers aren't thrilled they're getting an ad from the Apple Wallet app promoting the tech giant's original film “F1 the Movie.”
New York Times:
Media Matters sues the FTC, saying its inquiry into advertiser boycotts of X is part of a “campaign of retribution” by the Trump administration and Elon Musk  —  The liberal advocacy organization said in a lawsuit that the Federal Trade Commission's inquiry into boycotts with other advertising groups was “retribution.”
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Jody Godoy / Reuters:
The FTC approves Omnicom's $13.5B acquisition of rival Interpublic on the condition that the new company does not boycott platforms over political content
 
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Russia frees Ukrainian journalist Vladislav Yesypenko, detained since March 2021, and Belarus frees Belarusian journalist Ihar Karnei, detained since July 2023
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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