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Proposals by Sen. Hawley and the DOJ to amend Section 230 protections would violate the First Amendment and bury tech platforms in legal cost and liability risk — Whether we know it or not, all Internet users rely on multiple online services to connect, engage, and express themselves online.
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Memo: AMC reverses course after “immediate outcry” from customers and will require moviegoers to wear masks when the company reopens about 450 theaters July 15 — The country's largest cinema chain came under fierce scrutiny Thursday over comments made by its CEO.
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Federal judge rejects DOJ's emergency request to block the publication of John Bolton's White House memoir The Room Where It Happened — A federal judge Saturday rejected the Justice Department's emergency request to block publication of John Bolton's White House memoir …
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Atlanta's AJC has partnered with United Robots, which generates stories based on large data sets, to produce drafts of real estate articles tailored to ZIP code — To gather information and stories relevant to our readers, AJC editors and reporters for decades have spent time and energy looking …
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The Daily Mail surpassed The Sun to become the UK's best-selling newspaper in May; Murdoch's Sun had been the best-selling paper for 42 years — Editor Geordie Greig hails ‘historic moment’ after ending tabloid's 42-year reign — After 42 years as the UK's best-selling newspaper, the Sun has lost its title to the Daily Mail.
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As BuzzFeed and other publishers experiment with texting to deliver news to readers, the immediate return on investment remains unclear — Media companies experiment with a different type of reader experience — When BuzzFeed News journalist Mat Honan began texting readers …
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Sixteen former and current staff at Digital Trends share instances of racism, sexism, sexual harassment, and homophobia at the tech publication — On Wednesday, June 10, the entire Digital Trends staff — approximately 130 people — spent three hours in a virtual town hall meeting.
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@kayleighjbarber, @real_gaskin, @pwhall, @harperyi, BBC and Talking Biz News


Disney+ has quietly stopped offering new subscribers a free seven-day trial, ahead of its release of the Hamilton Broadway production recording — Pay to be in the room where it happens — Disney Plus has appeared to have quietly stopped offering new subscribers a free seven-day trial …
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Appeals court strikes down a California law that barred sites from disclosing actors' ages, saying it violated First Amendment; IMDb.com had challenged the rule — A federal appeals court on Friday struck down a California law that barred internet sites from disclosing the ages of screen actors.
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Since George Floyd's death, Black LA FM radio personalities have interviewed leaders and given over programming blocks for listeners to call in, vent, and share — When radio personality Kurt “Big Boy” Alexander first watched the video of George Floyd's killing, the host of the popular …


Twitter has suspended the account of far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins, who has written for Rebel Media and Mail Online and who had 1.1M+ followers — Rightwing commentator's account was suspended to ‘keep platform safe’ from abuse — The controversial rightwing commentator Katie Hopkins …
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Hulu partners with IMAX to exclusively carry 16 IMAX documentaries in the US, including A Beautiful Planet and Destiny in Space; none will be available in 4K — Approximately 16 titles in total — Hulu is partnering with IMAX to exclusively carry 16 of the technology company's documentaries …
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