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Jeff Larson:
The Markup fell behind its schedule, and trust broke down: “It is ... not true that we intend to be anything other than a rigorous, fact-checked news outlet” — On Monday, The Markup made the difficult decision to remove our co-Founder Julia Angwin as Editor in Chief.
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CNN:
Julia Angwin says she's committed to building a news outlet with The Markup's mission; Craig Newmark says he and other Markup funders will reassess support — New York (CNN Business)One way or another, Julia Angwin is determined to remake The Markup, the publication she co-founded and planned …
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BuzzFeed News:
Despite reporting that it expects a $3B-$5B fine from the FTC, Facebook's stock is up ~8% after hours, adding ~$40B to its market cap — Facebook will set aside $3 billion to cover expenses associated with a fine from the Federal Trade Commission over its privacy practices. All good here, say investors.
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Antonia Woodford / Facebook:
Facebook's EU fact-checking program grows to 21 members covering 14 languages, with five new partners in Greece, N. Ireland, Croatia, Portugal, and Lithuania — Ahead of the European Parliament Elections in May, we have made fighting misinformation a top priority.
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James Cridland / Podnews podcasting news:
Barstool Sports joins other high-profile publishers in asking Luminary to remove all of its RSS feeds, which translates to a loss of 26 podcasts — - Acast have announced the acquisition of Pippa, a podcast host. Ross Adams, the company's CEO, told Podnews that the acquisition of Pippa …
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Nicholas Quah / Hot Pod News:
The Joe Rogan Experience has requested to be removed from the Luminary podcast platform, possibly signaling a broader cascade of withdrawals
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Nieman Lab, @jbenton, @ekanardini, @charlierybak, @ogrover, @heyfeifer, @thepodreport, @rrhoover, RAIN News and @smc90
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Child stars on Instagram and YouTube aren't being protected by child labor laws, which were designed to prevent exploitation by parents and employers — ‘Kidfluencers’ are earning millions on social media, but who owns that money? — They open boxes, play with toys, pull pranks and make slime.
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@juliacarriew, @loisbeckett, WIRED UK and Wired, more at Techmeme »
Poynter:
Gannett launches Imagn, an image licensing service with photos from USA Today and its 109 local papers, available on a per-photo basis or via a subscription — Watch out, Getty. Gannett has launched a platform that makes original images from USA Today and its 109 local newsrooms available to paying customers.
Nicholas Quah / Nieman Lab:
Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg appears on Pod Save America, Deconstructed, and others, as podcast blitzing becomes a digital version of retail politics — “Podcasts are really hot right now, and I think underappreciated,” said Lis Smith, communications adviser to the buzzy Democratic …
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@damianradcliffe and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »
Elaine Allaby / Columbia Journalism Review:
NGOs are trying to get EU legislation passed that would clamp down on libel suits against reporters, after Maltese EP member called for an anti-SLAPP directive — Daphne Caruana Galizia, an investigative journalist in Malta, was on her way to the bank when she was killed by a car bomb outside her house in October 2017.
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@spj_tweets, @justinbbarthet, @jane_gerster, @the_balkanista and @cjr
Molly Smith / Bloomberg:
Netflix increases the size of its bond offering, which will fund content and production, from $2B to $2.24B — - Company will issue $2.24 billion for content, production — Demand soars as CEO warns that debt issuance will slow down — Investors took heed of Netflix Inc.'s advice …
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Netflix - Overview, @shiraovide, Financial Times, The Wrap, MarketWatch and TechCrunch
Alex Hern / The Guardian:
UK parliamentary committee criticizes Facebook, Google, and Twitter for refusing to report users to police when they remove criminal posts from their platforms — Facebook, Google and Twitter condemned for not telling police about crimes on their platforms
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Press Gazette, London Evening Standard, Telegraph, The Independent, BBC, New Zealand Herald, Radio New Zealand World …, Mashable, Engadget and The Wrap
Manish Singh / VentureBeat:
Indian music streaming service Gaana says it has 100M monthly active users and is introducing video, starting with made-for-mobile video from top local artists — Gaana, India's biggest music-streaming service, said today that it is introducing videos to its app and offering artists …
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