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Alex Webb / Bloomberg:
Most of Facebook's new privacy measures are going into effect in response to EU's GDPR regulations, which become enforceable on May 25 — Mark Zuckerberg is making it easier to tear digital pages out of your Facebook. But that doesn't mean he wants to. — At first glance …
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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Facebook shuts down Partner Categories, says it will stop using data from third-party aggregators like Experian to supplement its own data for ad targeting — Facebook says it's going to stop using data from third-party data providers like Experian and Acxiom.
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Jethro Mullen / CNNMoney:
Playboy magazine has announced it is leaving Facebook, citing the social network's handling of user data
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress “within a matter of weeks”
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Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
The Economist and the Financial Times both say they worked with Cambridge Analytica briefly for market research; source says goal was to gain US subscribers — An Economist spokesperson said the company did not know whether it benefited from misused Facebook data.
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Washington Post:
Ecuador has barred Julian Assange from using the internet from its embassy in London, saying he violated an agreement not to interfere in international affairs — LONDON — Julian Assange, the controversial founder of WikiLeaks, has been barred from using the Internet at the Ecuadoran Embassy in London …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Pandora takes on Spotify with dozens of personalized playlists built using its Music Genome to fit users' moods, activities, and genres — Just ahead of Spotify's public debut planned for early April, Pandora is punching its rival where it hurts: personalized playlists.
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The Guardian:
Walmart announces it will remove Cosmopolitan magazine from checkout aisles but not from entire store, following pressure from conservative lobby groups — National Center on Sexual Exploitation calls Walmart a ‘trailblazer in corporate responsibility’ for pulling magazine from checkout aisles
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix appoints Susan Rice, ex-US National Security adviser and ambassador to the United Nations in the Obama administration, to its board of directors — Netflix appointed Susan Rice, former U.S. National Security adviser and ambassador to the United Nations in the Obama administration, to its board of directors.
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Stephen Montemayor / Star Tribune:
DOJ charges former Minneapolis FBI agent with unlawfully disclosing national defense information; documents appear to indicate the leak was to The Intercept — A former Minneapolis FBI agent who sought to expose what he called “systemic biases” within the bureau has been charged …
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eMarketer:
eMarketer forecast: US TV ad spend will slip 0.5% YoY to $69.9B in 2018, will be less than 25% of total ad spend by 2022; digital to rise 18.7% YoY to $107.3B — TV ad spending will continue its decline this year, according to eMarketer's latest US advertising forecast.
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David Agren / The Guardian:
In a rare conviction, two Mexican police officers have been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of journalist Moisés Sánchez — Two officers sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted in the killing of newspaper owner Moisés Sánchez in Veracruz
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Variety:
Republic Records parts ways with former president and former Sony Music exec Charlie Walk after allegations of sexual harassment; Walk says claims are false — The executive and the Universal Music Group label have “agreed to part ways.” — Republic Records and Charlie Walk …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
After two years, The Guardian's Mobile Innovation Lab wraps up its work and shares insights on the practical challenges of experimenting within newsrooms — Two dozen experiments, one Brexit and one U.S. presidential election, and hundreds of thousands of readers later …
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