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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook planned a staff meeting Tuesday, led by deputy general counsel Paul Grewal, to let employees ask questions about Cambridge Analytica — It's set for Tuesday morning — Facebook has scheduled an open meeting to all employees Tuesday to let them ask questions about the unfolding …
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Source: US FTC is investigating Facebook's use of personal data and whether it violated policies by letting Cambridge Analytica receive some user information — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is probing Facebook over whether it violated terms of a consent decree over its use of personal data …
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New York Times:
Sources: Facebook CSO Alex Stamos to leave amid disagreements with top execs over disinformation, will stay until August; his team is down from 120 to 3 people — As Facebook grapples with a backlash over its role in spreading disinformation, an internal dispute over how to handle the threat …
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Cambridge Analytica execs boasted of running “all the digital campaign, the television campaign” for Trump and described comms tactics to avoid a paper trail — An investigation by Channel 4 News has revealed how Cambridge Analytica claims it ran ‘all’ of President Trump's digital campaign …
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Bloomberg:
Cambridge Analytica's board suspends CEO Alexander Nix, saying it's with immediate effect, pending a full, independent investigation — Board of Cambridge Analytica suspended CEO Alexander Nix with immediate effect, pending a full, independent investigation, according to a statement from the company.
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg summoned by UK Parliament's Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Select Committee to testify regarding Cambridge Analytica scandal
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Cambridge Analytica execs filmed boasting of entrapping politicians with sex and bribes, explaining how to spread info online without it looking like propaganda
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
The Weinstein Company files for bankruptcy, releases victims from NDAs, positions private equity firm Lantern Asset Management as stalking horse bidder — Lantern Asset Management will be the bidder for assets after coming to a purchase agreement. — The Weinstein Co. is now seeking the protection of bankruptcy court.
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Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
Google says it will spend $300M over the next three years to support journalism and fight disinformation through the newly announced Google News Initiative — ‘We need to do more’ — Google is announcing new efforts today to support the media industry by fighting misinformation and bolstering journalism …
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Jim Albrecht / The Keyword:
Google debuts Subscribe with Google, which lets users buy subscriptions to news sites using Google Accounts and access them from apps, sites, and search results — If you've ever subscribed to a news site, you know that it can sometimes be an onerous task. This isn't the publisher's fault, it's just the way websites work.
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Former Playboy model Karen McDougal sues National Enquirer owner, seeking to be released from a 2016 contract requiring silence about alleged affair with Trump — A former Playboy model who claimed she had an affair with Donald J. Trump sued on Tuesday to be released from a 2016 legal agreement requiring …
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Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
Video of speech by alt-right leader Richard Spencer, posted by The Atlantic, was removed from search results by YouTube which said it was borderline hate speech — Less than two weeks after the 2016 election, a prominent alt-right leader addressed more than 200 people gathered …
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Michael Blackmon / BuzzFeed:
Gary Barber, CEO of Hollywood studio MGM, which holds rights to behind the scenes footage of Trump on The Apprentice, has been unexpectedly ousted — During the 2016 election, MGM came under mounting public pressure to release allegedly damning, unaired footage of Trump from The Apprentice.
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Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Manhattan judge rules Trump's role as commander in chief does not grant him immunity from defamation suit filed by ex-Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos — President Trump must face a defamation suit filed by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos after a Manhattan Supreme Court judge denied …
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Roku says The Roku Channel, its free, ad-supported VOD offering, is set to debut this summer on select Samsung smart TVs — Roku has announced that its ad-supported movie and TV channel will soon be available on third-party smart TVs in the U.S. — The Los Gatos-based company …
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