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8:00 PM ET, November 23, 2025

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Pew Research Center:
A survey of US adults on social media: 84% use YouTube, 71% Facebook, 50% Instagram, 37% TikTok, 32% WhatsApp, 26% Reddit, 25% Snapchat, 21% X, and 8% Threads  —  Growing shares of U.S. adults say they are using Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and Reddit, but YouTube still rises to the top
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Daily Mail owner DMGT strikes a £500M deal with RedBird IMI to buy Telegraph titles, in a deal likely to trigger an in-depth investigation by Ofcom and the CMA  —  Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Source: the BBC plans to expand its editorial standards committee, diluting conservative board member Robbie Gibb's influence, and create a deputy DG position  —  Planned overhaul of editorial guidelines committee would dilute influence of Tory board appointment Robbie Gibb
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
BBC board member Shumeet Banerji resigns, saying he was cut out of discussions that led to the resignation of the BBC's director general, Tim Davie
Jeff Horwitz / Reuters:
Filing: Meta axed research based on a Nielsen survey in 2020 that found evidence of social media harms, claiming the survey was tainted by the “media narrative”  —  - Plaintiffs allege Meta hid product risks from users and authorities  — Meta accused of ineffective youth safety features …
Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
Vanity Fair is reviewing its ties to Olivia Nuzzi, hired in September, after being “taken by surprise” by an essay that raised new questions about her ethics  —  The magazine, which recently hired the journalist, said it had been “taken by surprise” by new claims in an essay by her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza.
Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:
Science-centric streamer CuriosityStream's Q3 revenue rose 46% YoY to $18.4M, driven by IP licensing deals for AI training that generated $23.4M through Sept.  —  We all know streaming services' usual tricks for making more money: get more subscribers, charge those subscribers more money, and sell ads.
Andy Larsen / Salt Lake Tribune:
The nonprofit Salt Lake Tribune plans to remove its paywall in Q1 2026 and projects 2025 net revenue of about $1M on gross revenue of $13.57M  —  Andy Larsen breaks down what's happened in 2025 — and what's to come next year — in The Tribune's business  —  Welcome to The Salt Lake Tribune's 2025 annual report!
Matt Craig / Forbes:
Streaming provides some movie stars like Mark Wahlberg with guaranteed paydays they wouldn't be able to command in the turbulent theatrical marketplace  —  As theatrical releases decline, the 54-year-old actor has become the most bankable star on Netflix, Amazon and Apple …
David McCabe / New York Times:
A US judge is expected to rule next year on breaking up Google's ad tech monopoly, after the DOJ and Google delivered closing arguments in a remedies hearing  —  Judge Leonie M. Brinkema is on the clock.  —  The federal judge, who sits on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia …
Anita Komuves / Reuters:
RFE/RL Hungarian service Szabad Európa, which was restarted in 2020, shuts down after USAGM's Kari Lake claimed it harmed Trump's foreign policy in a key ally  —  - RFE/RL to end Hungarian service after relaunch  — Service restarted in 2020 after ‘decline’ in media voices
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Fubo pulls NBCUniversal channels from its service, including local NBC stations, regional sports networks, CNBC, and MS Now, following a distribution dispute  —  Subscribers of sports-centric streaming service Fubo are no longer able to watch channels from Comcast's NBC Universal on that platform …
 
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Al Tompkins / Poynter:
Nexstar's FCC filing in its $6.2B proposed merger with Tegna asks for urgent approval, which would require changing rules that limit station ownership
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen / Nieman Lab:
A look at the system for distribution of direct media subsidies developed for the government of Denmark, which spends ~0.2% of its GDP on direct media subsidies
Aisha Down / The Guardian:
Researchers say Russia-aligned Pravda network is engaging in “LLM grooming”, flooding the internet with disinformation to influence chatbots like ChatGPT
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Clive Cookson / Financial Times:
A University of Cambridge analysis reveals how cheap SMS text message verification to create online accounts fuels global influence and manipulation campaigns

Brooke Sutherland / Bloomberg:
The AI boom is delaying US municipal projects, as ~$4T in AI infra spending through 2030 shifts skilled construction workers to AI data centers

Taylor Telford / Washington Post:
Blowback over posts about the death of Charlie Kirk has prompted companies to be more aggressive about monitoring employees' social media activity
 
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