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Washington Post:
How lies about Parkland student David Hogg have spread online, fueled by forums like 4chan, media distrust, and YouTube's algorithms to increase watch time — David Hogg, 17, went from Florida high school student to mass shooting survivor to telegenic advocate for gun-control laws in a few days.
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Steve Kovach / Business Insider:
YouTube, Facebook remove some of the conspiracy videos claiming Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg was an actor but, in many cases, only after promoting them — - YouTube promoted a video featuring a conspiracy theory claiming that one of the survivors of the school shooting last week in Parkland, Florida, is a paid actor.
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
The outspoken Parkland students inherently understand how to counteract pro-Trump media, stripping conspiracy theorists and critics of power by mocking them — On Monday night, the pro-Trump media set its sights on a new political enemy: young adult survivors of gun violence.
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Columbia Journalism Review:
At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, student journalists are in a unique position to report on the events as they toe the line between journalism and activism — Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School can be see on February 17, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Yoel Roth / Twitter:
Twitter's updated API will limit users from performing simultaneous actions across multiple accounts and using automation; gives developers until 3/23 to comply — Keeping Twitter safe and free from spam is a top priority for us. One of the most common spam violations we see is the use …
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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Twitter issues statement after a number of conservative Twitter users lost thousands of followers after bot purge, says its tools and rules are apolitical — Twitter suspended thousands of accounts overnight and conservatives on the platform aren't happy about it.
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Agence France-Presse:
Media and human rights groups call Philippine President Duterte's move to ban Rappler journalists from his palace a threat to press freedom — Since taking power in 2016, Duterte has publicly attacked media outlets which have criticised his policies — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's move …
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Steven Hsieh / The Stranger:
Newsweek retracts a story based on a blog called Unhack the Vote that blamed Senator Al Franken's resignation on an alt-right bot network — On Monday, Newsweek published a story titled, “How An Alt-Right Bot Network Took Down Al Franken.” Relying heavily on a blog called Unhack the Vote …
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
FCC's Restoring Internet Freedom order, which repeals 2015 Net Neutrality rules, officially takes effect today, signalling beginning of various legal challenges — The FCC's “Restoring Internet Freedom” order, which vastly curtails the agency's 2015 net neutrality rules …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
FCC filing: Sinclair has buyers lined up for New York and Chicago TV stations to meet FCC ownership limits, would keep running the stations via service contract — Sinclair Broadcast Group plans to sell Tribune Media's TV stations in New York and Chicago to comply with FCC ownership limits …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Spotify co-founders plan to retain control after direct stock listing through super voting shares, following Google-Facebook IPO playbook — Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon said to own super voting shares — Facebook, Alphabet founders keep control with similar setups
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
The Atlantic plans to add up to 100 employees to its newsroom over the next twelve months, hiring a mix of writers, editors, and podcast producers, among others — A media company is expanding its newsroom. You read that right. — The Atlantic plans to add as many as 100 employees …
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