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6:50 PM ET, November 1, 2017

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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
During congressional hearing, Facebook's general counsel said 120K Instagram posts from Russian-linked accounts reached 16M Americans from Oct '16 to election  —  Facebook detailed the extent of Russia's election interference campaign on Instagram today during its second congressional hearing.
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Washington Post:
Lawmakers release a sampling of Russian Facebook ads placed during and after campaign  —  Lawmakers on Wednesday released a trove of ads that Russian operatives bought on Facebook, providing the fullest picture yet of how foreign actors sought to promote Republican Donald Trump …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook says Clinton and Trump campaigns spent combined $81M on ads on the platform, compared to $46K spent by Russian Internet Research Agency  —  Russian information troll farm the Internet Research Agency spent just .05 percent as much on Facebook ads as Hillary Clinton …
Los Angeles Times:
Six women, including actress Olivia Munn, have accused filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual harassment and assault  —  Natasha Henstridge was watching a movie on Brett Ratner's couch when she fell asleep.  She was a 19-year-old fashion model; he was an up-and-coming music video director in his early 20s.
CNNMoney:
Memo: NPR's Senior Vice President of News Michael Oreskes has resigned over allegations of sexual harassment  —  NPR's senior vice president of news Michael Oreskes resigned on Wednesday amid allegations of sexual harassment and improper behavior in his past.  —  “I am deeply sorry to the people I hurt.
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
During a conference call, Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley said Bill O'Reilly did approach the company but said they have “no interest” in hiring him  —  During a conference call with Wall Street analysts, Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley fielded a question …
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Ben Munson / FierceCable:   Sinclair Broadcast Group Q3 earnings: overall revenue down 3.3% to $670.9M YoY, with political revenue down to $7.3M from $45M during presidential elections
New York Times Company:
In Q3, NYT adds 154K net digital-only subscribers, up 14% YoY; Cooking app, which launched early in the quarter, adds 23K subscribers; revenue up 6% YoY  —  NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)— The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) announced today third-quarter 2017 diluted earnings per share …
Tripp Mickle / Wall Street Journal:
Apple changed its standard iPhone review PR strategy for the iPhone X, prioritizing YouTubers and celebrities over established names in tech journalism  —  ‘Unusual’ change in strategy means latest phone got less testing than most of its predecessors before reviews could be published
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Snap Maps, Snapchat's location-sharing feature, provided users with real-time footage of the terror attack in Manhattan on Tuesday  —  During Tuesday's terror attacks in Lower Manhattan, in which a driver in a pickup truck killed eight people and injured 11, Snap Maps, the location-sharing feature …
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Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
A stunt with a banner at a protest of a Mike Cernovich speech fed a Twitter censorship conspiracy theory after Twitter took down image after copyright complaint
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Mark Halperin's longtime collaborator and Game Change co-author, John Heilemann, says he was unaware of sexual harassment allegations
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