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9:00 PM ET, March 2, 2022

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Spotify closes its office in Russia indefinitely, removes all content from RT News and Sputnik, and adds a guide on the platform to “trusted news” sources  —  Spotify has taken several steps in response to Russia's military attack on Ukraine, including closing its offices in Russia “indefinitely.”
Politico:
The EU officially bans Sputnik and five legal entities associated with RT; national regulators must ensure that the sanctions are enforced
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
DirecTV drops RT “effective immediately”, accelerating this year's contract expiration timeline; DirecTV and Dish are the only major US TV providers carrying RT
Mark Scott / Politico:
YouTube plans to block Russia-backed RT and Sputnik in the European Union and the UK, following similar bans by Meta and TikTok, citing the invasion of Ukraine
Ethan Diamond / Bandcamp Updates:
Epic Games acquires Bandcamp, which will continue operating as a standalone marketplace and music community; Bandcamp has paid nearly $1B to artists and labels  —  I'm excited to announce that Bandcamp is joining Epic Games, who you may know as the makers of Fortnite and Unreal Engine, and champions for a fair and open Internet.
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
BBC says Russian invasion of Ukraine led to record audiences for its Russian and Ukrainian websites; BBC also launched two shortwave frequencies in the region  —  The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to record audiences for the BBC's Russian and Ukrainian language news service websites.
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Stephen Harrison / Slate:
How Russia's war with Ukraine is playing out on Wikipedia; Russian Wikipedia editors decided to call an invasion what it is, rejecting the Kremlin's narrative  —  On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin issued the order for Russian forces to invade Ukraine.  Since then, Russians …
Erik Crouch / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Yevhenii Sakun, a camera operator for Ukrainian TV station LIVE, was killed Tuesday along with four other people when Russian forces shelled a TV tower in Kyiv  —  New York, March 2, 2022 - In response to reports that Ukrainian journalist Yevhenii Sakun was killed on Tuesday, March 1 …
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Apollo Global is in talks with Australia-based PointsBet Holdings and other sports betting companies about merging their assets with Yahoo Sports  —  - Apollo Global is considering merging Yahoo Sports with a sports betting company, sources say.  — A deal could set …
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon plans to close 68 brick-and-mortar retail locations across the US and the UK, including all of its Amazon Books, 4-star, and Pop Up stores  —  - Amazon plans to close all locations of its Pop Up, Amazon Books and 4-star stores, the company confirmed to CNBC.
Vikas SN / Moneycontrol:
Netflix acquires Finnish mobile game developer Next Games for ~$72M; the studio specializes in games based on entertainment franchises, such as Stranger Things  —  Next Games had released ‘Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales’, a role-playing game based on the streaming giant's hit 80s horror drama series in October last year.
J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter:
BuzzFeed Studios and podcast company Acast strike a multiyear deal to collaborate on six shows, with Acast leading production, distribution, and monetization  —  The studio and podcast company will work together on a slate of six shows, with the first expected to release later this year.
NC Local News Workshop:
The Assembly, a digital magazine in North Carolina, aims to raise a $3M philanthropic fund for journalism over two years and pledges 5% to support other outlets  —  Workshop Note: Kyle Villemain is The Assembly's editor-in-chief.  The below post is a special announcement written by Kyle and shared with the Workshop.
Brian Welk / The Wrap:
Source: Netflix is pausing all its future projects and acquisitions of shows and films in Russia  —  Netflix is pausing all future projects and acquisitions of shows and films in Russia amid Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, a source confirmed to TheWrap.
 
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK High Court dismisses a libel claim brought by a Kazakh mining giant against FT journalist Tom Burgis and Harper Collins over his book Kleptopia
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Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today:
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Washington Post:
Twitter's crowdsourced fact-checking program Birdwatch remains a small pilot project 13 months after launch, with only 359 contributors flagging tweets in 2022