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Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
In a first, Twitter adds a “Get the facts” label to two Trump tweets with false claims about mail-in voting, which links to a Twitter Moment refuting his claims — The action comes after years of criticism that social media companies have allowed the president to push misinformation unchecked
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Twitter won't remove Trump's tweets about Scarborough's aide, says it's working on policies so it “can more effectively address things like this going forward” — UPDATED: Twitter is not immediately removing President Donald Trump's tweets about the 2001 death of an aide to Joe Scarborough …
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Tim Burke / Courier:
Amazon sent a script and video to US TV stations promoting its safety measures; at least 11 stations aired some form of it, and 10 didn't divulge the source — The package was produced by Amazon spokesperson Todd Walker. — Amazon is taking proactive action ahead of Wednesday's annual shareholders meeting …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: major advertisers on Quibi, including PepsiCo and Walmart, are seeking to defer payments as Quibi aims to cut costs after last month's lackluster debut — Some major advertisers have asked to defer their payments or revise their billing schedules — Streaming service Quibi …
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Toronto Star:
Torstar Corp., owner of the Toronto Star, announces it plans to sell the company to a group controlled by two Toronto businessmen in a deal worth about CAD$52M — Torstar Corp. announced Tuesday it has entered into an agreement with an entity controlled by two prominent Toronto businessmen …
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
News Corp Australia to cut hundreds of jobs and expected to stop printing as many as 100 titles; sources say the cuts could be as high as 30% of total staff — Publisher of the Australian, the Daily Telegraph and the Herald Sun is expected to stop publishing as many as 100 titles
Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology:
BuzzFeed News senior tech reporter Alex Kantrowitz announces he is leaving the company in June to report independently, with a newsletter and a podcast — I'm going independent starting in June — Throughout my life, I've left comfort, stability, and money on the table for a chance at the bigger opportunity.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Amazon is looking to invest in localized podcast content like news and sports, to be surfaced by Alexa; sports audio would complement sports TV rights — Amazon is looking to invest in localized podcast content, like news and sports, sources tell Axios.
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Sarah Gilman / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the power imbalance between staff editors and freelance writers, especially in tough times, and how editors can address it with prompt and proper pay — It should have been a dream assignment. Madeline Ostrander, a freelance writer, had sold her first big feature to a high-profile magazine.
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Jeanine Poggi / Ad Age:
Roku to retool advertisers' social media ads into 15-second spots and guarantee that advertisers only pay for households they don't reach on linear TV — Streamer will guarantee brands reach audiences they aren't reaching on TV — Roku is offering advertisers new services to help them revamp …
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Richard Janes:
An in-depth look at how the pandemic will change film production: smaller crews, reliance on VFX, virtual locations, fewer extras, and more — During times of struggle, the inevitable is often accelerated. Companies that were dying go bust, new ways of working, that were once seen …
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James Vincent / The Verge:
Despite being banned in China, YouTube has automatically removed comments with certain phrases that are insulting to the Communist Party, calls it an error — These Chinese language phrases are removed within seconds — YouTube is automatically deleting comments that contain certain …
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