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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Twitter CEO addresses claims about some Republican leaders not appearing in search auto-suggestions, points to a thread that offers explanation and vows changes — Twitter has hit back against accusations of shadow banning prominent Republicans on Wednesday, with founder and CEO Jack Dorsey insisting …
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Bloomberg:
Donald Trump criticizes Twitter for “shadow banning prominent Republicans”, says “we” will look into what he calls a “discriminatory and illegal practice” — - Tweet comes as social media increasingly targeted by GOP — Twitter says it doesn't rank user behaviors based on politics
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
White House bans CNN's Kaitlan Collins from press event after she asked “inappropriate” questions while serving as pool reporter; CNN calls move “retaliatory” — The White House took retaliatory action against Kaitlan Collins, a White House reporter for CNN …
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Business Wire:
Comcast Q2 earnings: $21.7B in revenue, a 2.1% increase YoY; high-speed internet revenue rose 9.3% YoY with 260K new broadband customers; NBCU revenue was flat — Consolidated 2nd Quarter 2018 Highlights: — Consolidated Revenue Increased 2.1%; Net Income Attributable to Comcast Increased 27.6%; Adjusted EBITDA Increased 4.8%
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Sydney Morning Herald:
Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media announce AU$4B merger to happen by end of 2018; Nine CEO to run the combined company which will be called Nine — Fairfax Media and Nine Entertainment have announced plans to merge by the end of 2018 in a deal they say will create Australia's largest …
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook's share price closed Wednesday at $217.50, a record high, but fell to around $172 after its Q2 earnings call, a market cap drop of roughly $123B — Facebook's share price fell over 20 percent in after-hours trading today after the company announced its slowest-ever user growth rate …
Washington Post:
WhatsApp, the main platform for disinformation in multiple non-US countries, steps up efforts against rumors after violent and sometimes deadly consequences — SAN FRANCISCO — Americans associate misinformation with Facebook and the ways it shaped debate around the 2016 presidential election.
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Stewart Clarke / Variety:
Sky reports a 5% increase YoY in annual revenue to £13.6B with a presence in 23M households; CEO promises 25% increase in programming spending — Sky has turned in strong numbers in its last full-year results before it is taken over by either Comcast or 21st Century Fox.
Steve Dent / Engadget:
Spotify adds 8M paid subscribers in Q2, up 40% YoY, for a total of 83M subscribers and 180M MAUs, with revenue of €1.27B, up 26% YoY, and operating loss of €90M — For its second ever earnings report, Spotify said it now has 83 million paid subscribers, up 8 million …
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Michael Calderone / Politico:
Economist Group plans to sell CQ Roll Call for an undisclosed sum to Fiscal Note, a startup that analyzes government filings and legislation — The Economist Group plans to sell CQ Roll Call to technology and data startup FiscalNote, with the acquisition expected to close later this year, the companies announced Wednesday.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC News begins its experiment with a streaming news network with “Space is Awesome”, a special report on space, to air Friday on NBCNews.com and other outlets — A countdown is about to begin. NBC News is getting ready to launch a special report on space that could also serve …
John Hendel / Politico:
FCC's Ajit Pai tells House Energy and Commerce Committee that he stands by decision on Sinclair-Tribune merger — FCC Chairman Ajit Pai didn't bend Wednesday to pressure from President Donald Trump, who on Tuesday night slammed as “disgraceful” and “unfair” the FCC decision …
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Kate Lamb / The Guardian:
Inside Indonesia's “buzzer teams”, filled with political supporters and students who post thousands of times a day to create religious and political divides — ‘Buzzer teams’ are a growing part of politics, helping to churn up religious and racial divides
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