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Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
NYT editorial board says Americans on the left and right are responsible for rising anxiety over free speech, drawing criticism for “both-sidesism” or hypocrisy — The New York Times editorial board in an op-ed Friday announced a project in the upcoming months where they will identify threats …
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Reuters:
Brazil's Supreme Court orders regulator Anatel to suspend Telegram in 24 hours, saying it repeatedly refused to adhere to judicial orders or the country's laws — Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday ordered the suspension of messaging app Telegram …
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Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
Experts say banning Telegram, a popular destination for unfiltered news to an estimated 40M+ users in Russia, is technically difficult and may prompt a backlash — The social media and chat app has become an increasingly popular destination for unfiltered news, pro-Kremlin propaganda and everything in between
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Jim Waterson / Guardian:
Ofcom revokes RT's broadcast license in the UK, citing new Russian laws that criminalized journalistic output, and says it conducted 29 investigations into RT — British media regulator says it does not consider RT ‘to be fit and proper to hold a UK licence’
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Benedict Evans:
As Amazon's ad revenue passes YouTube's and US pay TV subscriptions drop, ad budgets will shift further to targetable spots and other customer-acquisition tools — About five years ago, a revenue line buried in the back of Amazon's accounts started to get quite big.
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Kathryn VanArendonk / Vulture:
Q&A with Baby-sitters Club's creator on Netflix canceling the show, the opacity of Netflix metrics, how global appeal influences cancelations, and more — “I don't know what they wanted that they didn't get.” Rachel Shukert is talking about her series The Baby-Sitters Club …
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Janko Roettgers / Protocol:
Startups like Wurl, Amagi, and Frequency, which enable distribution and ads for free ad-supported streaming channels, say their business is booming — Cord cutting isn't just changing the way we watch TV; it's also fundamentally transforming how television networks are operating.
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
AAM: US magazine circulation on Apple News+ rose 150% YoY on average in H2 2021; People, the most popular, had 213K users opening an edition on average, up 220% — America's largest magazines saw their Apple News+ ‘circulations’ increase by an average 150% year-on-year in the second half of 2021 …
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Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Dow Jones, FT, The Economist, and WaPo have lifted their paywalls in Russia and Ukraine, where readership, albeit small, has grown significantly — Some news organizations are lifting their paywalls and creating new channels to make information on the war in Ukraine freely available to readers there and in Russia.
Wall Street Journal:
Gambling regulators in Nevada and Indiana are investigating Barstool Sports and Penn National in the wake of sexual misconduct accusations against Dave Portnoy — Gambling regulators in two states are looking into both companies amid sexual-misconduct allegations against Barstool's founder
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Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
Analysis: the number of advertised journalism jobs in the UK rose 79% from February 2019 to February 2022; the average salary in February 2022 was £35,244 — New Press Gazette analysis suggests of UK journalism jobs data finds the number of vacancies and size of salaries paid are increasing.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
In Felicia Sonmez' discrimination suit against The Washington Post, lawyers for the outlet invoke an anti-SLAPP law as they seek dismissal of the case — The Washington Post is wielding a law aimed at protecting free and open debate on public controversies to throw out a lawsuit brought …
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Amazon finalizes its $8.5B acquisition of MGM, two days after the deal received clearance from the EU's antitrust regulator — Amazon has closed its $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM first announced last May, the companies said Thursday. — “MGM has a nearly century-long legacy …
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Leah Nylen / Politico:
Sources: the FTC will not challenge Amazon's MGM Studios acquisition as Lina Khan decided not to call for a vote, anticipating opposition from GOP commissioners
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