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Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Social media addiction trial: a Los Angeles jury finds Meta and YouTube were negligent and failed to warn users about the dangers of using their platforms — A jury has reached a verdict in a major trial involving Meta and Google that could have repercussions across social media and the broader technology market.
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New York Times:
A Los Angeles jury in the social media trial awards the plaintiff $3M in compensatory damages and $3M in punitive damages; Meta will pay 70% and YouTube 30% — A jury found the companies harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress. — 1.1k
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Wall Street Journal:
Back-to-back jury verdicts against Meta could spur a flood of litigation against social media companies and threaten to undermine Section 230 protections — Social-media giants confront existential dilemma as a flood of litigation challenges their product designs
Christopher St. Aubin / Pew Research Center:
Survey: when breaking news happens, 36% of US adults turn first to their preferred news outlet for more info, 28% use search engines, and 19% use social media — The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities.
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
SCOTUS rules unanimously that Cox could not be held liable for the piracy of thousands of songs online, after music labels sued the internet provider in 2018 — Leading music labels sued Cox Communications for failing to terminate accounts of subscribers flagged for distributing copyrighted music.
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Local News Initiative:
A podcast transcript with Steve Grove, the Minnesota Star Tribune CEO and publisher and an ex-Google executive, and Tim Franklin, on retaining readers and more — In the inaugural episode of the Medill State of Local News Podcast, host Tim Franklin—Professor, John M. Mutz Chair in Local News …
Noor Ibrahim / Marie Claire:
Q&A with Wendy McMahon, who resigned last year as CEO and president of CBS News and Stations, on CBS under Bari Weiss, the pace of change for news, and more — In her first in-depth interview since stepping down, the former CBS News President gets candid about her exit, Bari Weiss and the future of news.
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Jon Creamer / Televisual:
Sony Pictures plans to close VFX and virtual production company Pixomondo and integrate some of its resources into other areas; Sony purchased Pixomondo in 2022 — Sony Pictures-owned vfx and virtual production company, Pixomondo, is to be “wound down” by Sony.
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Dan Lazarow on LinkedIn, Animation World Network, Deadline and Gamereactor UK
Zoya Sheftalovich / Politico:
Internal email: Politico reviewed security after an off-the-record call between a reporter and an EU official was apparently intercepted and posted to YouTube — “Our internal reviews have found no evidence that any devices, networks or systems have been compromised,” POLITICO says in email to staff.
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
The BBC names ex-Google executive Matt Brittin as its next director general, replacing Tim Davie, as the BBC negotiates its funding; Brittin left Google in 2025 — Former Olympic rower to lead corporation as it hammers out future funding model with government
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Reddit says it will label automated accounts that provide a service to users and will require accounts suspected of being bots to verify they are human — Would-be Reddit competitor Digg just shut down because it couldn't get a handle on the bots overrunning its site.
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Shweta Sharma / The Independent:
Hundreds of staffers at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation stage a 24-hour strike for the first time in 20 years over low pay and working conditions — Hundreds of staff of ABC staged large-scale protests outside the broadcaster's office over low pay and working conditions
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