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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Facebook's Australia news ban shows tech giants don't mind giving up money to appease regulators and business, but will not give up control over platforms — [Warning: Violent and gruesome metaphor ahead.] — In The Usual Suspects (1995), there's a scene in which the true extent …
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Nick Clegg / About Facebook:
Facebook defends its stance in Australia, says it invested $600M since 2018 to support the news industry and plans at least $1B more over the next three years — Last week, in a move that will have felt abrupt and dramatic to many, Facebook announced it was stopping the sharing of news on its service in Australia.
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ABC:
Australia says Facebook agreed to reinstate news content in Australia in the coming days after the government promised amendments to its proposed media bill — We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work.
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Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
Sources: the founder of Acronym, which backs Courier Newsroom, wants to raise $65M to push progressive local news and match the dominance of conservative media — It's called the Project for Good Information, and it raises big questions about the future of the information wars. — SHARE All sharing options
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Hirsh Chitkara / Protocol:
Inside Chess.com's streaming success, with Twitch users watching 18.3M hours of chess content in January, nearly as much as they consumed throughout all of 2019 — There's something inherently perverse in calling chess “open source.” It's a bit like saying France “pivoted” …
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: AT&T is nearing a deal to sell a minority stake in DirecTV, AT&T TV Now, and U-Verse to private-equity firm TPG, valuing the businesses around $15B — - AT&T is nearing a deal with TPG to sell a substantial minority stake in DirecTV, U-verse and AT&T TV.
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Reuters:
Thomson Reuters will invest $500M to $600M over two years in AI, and aims to cut annual expenses by $600M as it transitions into “a content-driven tech company” — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp will streamline technology, close offices and rely more on machines …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Snap says it expects 50%+ revenue growth YoY over the next several years and that Snapchat Stories has become its largest revenue stream; stock up 11% — On the upbeat forecast, Snap shares popped 11% for the day Tuesday, with the stock closing at an all-time high of $70.45 per share.
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The Guardian:
Guardian launches a project focused on human rights abuses, becoming the first global media organization with a dedicated human rights reporting team — GNM press office — Today the Guardian and the Observer launched Rights and Freedom, a two-year reporting project focused on investigating …
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Rebecca Davis / Variety:
China issues new regulations requiring bloggers, influencers, and creators to possess a government-issued credential to publish anything on a host of topics — China has this week imposed its tightest restrictions to date on the publication of original content online via short video and …
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Mathieu Rosemain / Reuters:
Sources: a 93-page report from French antitrust investigators says Google breached government orders on how to negotiate with news publishers over copyright — PARIS (Reuters) - French antitrust investigators have accused Alphabet Inc's Google of failing to comply with the state competition …
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Lauren Harris / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the small-town Skagway News in Alaska, after its owner gifted it to two teachers in early 2020 and the pandemic slammed its tourist town — They won the Alaska newspaper giveaway. Then the pandemic arrived. — In 2019, Larry Persily, owner of the Skagway News …
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