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After a Trump tweet, A.G. Sulzberger confirms an off the record meeting on July 20, says he told Trump that labeling press an enemy of the people is dangerous — Earlier this month, A.G. received a request from the White House to meet with President Trump.
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In an interview, Sulzberger details what he told Trump about the effects of Trump's language: dictators avoiding scrutiny, rising threats to journalists, more — BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump on Sunday disclosed details of a private meeting he had with the publisher of The New York Times …
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Six women accuse CBS CEO Leslie Moonves of harassment, intimidation, and assault between 1980s-2000s; dozens more describe a culture of harassment — Six women accuse the C.E.O. of harassment and intimidation, and dozens more describe abuse at his company.
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Sources: CBS board to select committee to oversee investigation into harassment allegations against Moonves; some directors discussed if CEO should step aside — Board is expected to select a special committee to oversee investigation into allegations Mr. Moonves sexually harassed women
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Laws requiring bot and AI assistant disclosure may limit free speech by threatening anonymity rights while labels don't address the harms caused by opinion bots — Should bots be required to tell you that they're not human? And would such a rule be a violation of free speech?
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As movie and TV companies cut ties with talent in response to online outrage over past social media activity, morality clauses in contracts become broader — Major TV and movie studios are scrambling for ways to protect themselves from the controversy and expense of a social media scandal—without having to actually read Old Tweets
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Facebook says it will shut down Partner Categories, an ad tool that allows advertisers to target users based on third-party data, by October 1 around the world — Advertisers warn of impact from closure of Facebook ad tool that integrates personal data from outside brokers

Investigation reveals Anna March, whose byline appeared on Salon and NYT, is an alleged fraud who became a part of the literary communities in LA and San Diego — She threw a welcome party for herself at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, a beautiful old building with black and white marble, Alice-in-Wonderland floors.
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After Facebook removed 196 pages and 87 accounts for policy violations in Brazil, far-right activists are harassing fact checkers not involved with the removals — Facebook is ramping up its efforts to cut down on misinformation ahead of Brazil's election this fall — and a right-wing movement is protesting.

Facebook and YouTube, with rules like the “three strikes policy” that assume good faith users, are unprepared for actors like Infowars that exploit loopholes — Facebook and YouTube never anticipated a site like Infowars — Two weeks ago, CNN's Oliver Darcy put a question …
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Profile: the Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia project has 120+ volunteers who rewrite and improve articles on conspiracy theories and unscientific health info — SUSAN GERBIC SPENT her career photographing babies at a department store in Salinas, California, just 100 miles south of San Francisco.
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