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7:40 AM ET, May 23, 2019

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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Ev Williams says Fox News is more powerful and destructive than Twitter and the posting of false claims is part of the tradeoff of an open platform like Medium  —  Toronto (CNN Business)President Donald Trump is a “master” of Twitter, according to the company's co-founder Ev Williams.
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Alex Heath / Cheddar:
Source says Medium has 200K-400K paying subscribers, which at $50 per user amounts to a minimum of $10M per year from subscriptions alone  —  For Medium CEO Ev Williams, building a profitable business isn't an immediate concern.  —  “We're focused on building revenue and building a subscription business …
Evan Sernoffsky / San Francisco Chronicle:
Under fire for raid on Bryan Carmody's home, SF's Police Chief claims Carmody took part in a criminal conspiracy to steal an internal police report  —  Under fire for a raid on the home and office of a freelance journalist who refused to identify a confidential source, San Francisco Police …
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Thomas Peele / Mercury News:
Judge orders return of San Francisco journalist Bryan Carmody's equipment, delays consideration of legal questions about the search until June
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Avaaz study finds extensive far-right disinformation networks on Facebook ahead of EU elections; Facebook says it removed 77 Pages and 230 accounts in response  —  A multi-month hunt for political disinformation spreading on Facebook in Europe suggests there are concerted efforts to use …
Garett Sloane / Ad Age:
Roku launches tool that uses data from its 29M users to show advertisers how many more people they could reach by shifting budgets from linear to OTT TV  —  The over-the-top streamer is releasing a new measurement tool meant to entice ad budgets away from traditional TV
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Restrictions on political coverage during voting places UK broadcasters in a precarious legal situation as they cover cabinet resignations during EU elections  —  Strict broadcasting laws place restrictions on coverage of politics during voting periods  —  Attempts by Conservative MPs …
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James Walker / Press Gazette:
Brexit Party says ban on Channel 4 reporters has been lifted; Channel 4 News denies claims reporters “repeatedly lied” to gain access to a secure area at rally  —  The Brexit Party has lifted its ban on Channel 4 News after a meeting between the broadcaster and the party's chairman this morning.
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube announces that it will round down real-time subscriber counts starting August, and exact subscriber counts will no longer be displayed  —  Sites like Social Blade may be impacted  —  YouTube is introducing a major change to the way real-time subscriber counts are displayed …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
IAC's Dotdash, which owns sites including Investopedia and Verywell, is launching a line of paint, tied to its home decor site The Spruce, to be sold on Amazon  —  Dotdash, the digital publishing company that grew from About.com, is launching a new millennial paint line with Amazon in an effort to bolster its growing commerce business.
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