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1:35 AM ET, November 19, 2022

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Elon Musk / @elonmusk:
[Thread] Elon Musk says “new Twitter policy” will deboost and demonetize “negative/hate tweets”, reinstates Kathy Griffin, Jordan Peterson, and Babylon Bee  —  New Twitter policy is freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach. Negative/hate tweets will be max deboosted & demonetized, so no ads or other revenue to Twitter. You won't find the tweet unless you specifically seek it out, which is no different from rest of Internet.
Associated Press:
The White House issues a non-binding request that Mohammed bin Salman should be immune from a lawsuit over Jamal Khashoggi's killing; a judge must now decide  —  The Biden administration declared Thursday that Saudi Arabia's crown prince should be considered immune from a lawsuit over his role …
Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
Robin Wheeler, Twitter's head of ad sales, seems to have left the company, a week after Elon Musk reportedly convinced her to stay; sources say she was fired  —  Robin Wheeler, Twitter's head of ad sales, seems to have left the company yet again, just over a week after Elon Musk reportedly had to convince her not to resign.
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
A look at state-owned Qatar Airways' role as a major sponsor of the World Cup on Fox Sports, and how that sponsorship likely influences coverage  —  In recent weeks, the American TV rights holders for the upcoming World Cup held news conferences ahead of this most unusual tournament in Qatar.
@insiderunion:
Insider's union says members will not be disciplined for “failure to meet arbitrary metric goals” as of December 1, due to bargaining amid a newsroom reorg  —  ✊WE DID IT!✊ As of December 1st, our union members will no longer be disciplined for failure to meet arbitrary metric goals. This is a monumental change for Insider, and a huge win for our journalists who are thrilled to keep producing phenomenal work. https://twitter.com/...
Media Matters for America:
Fox News decreased crime coverage 63% in the week of the midterms compared to the week prior and 50% compared to the average between Labor Day and November 4  —  Fox News significantly decreased its volume of violent crime coverage in the week of the midterms, down 63% from the week prior.
Josh Rubin / Toronto Star:
The two owners of Torstar, the Toronto Star's parent company, say they expect to resolve their ownership dispute soon as they aim to split up their partnership  —  Speaking at TVO panel, owners say they are looking for a ‘quick divorce’ so newspaper can move on
Andy Maxwell / TorrentFreak:
A Tokyo court orders two people who transformed full-length movies into 10-minute YouTube summaries to pay roughly $3.56M in a copyright suit by media companies  —  Setting aside two hours to watch a movie can be a luxury these days, especially when the busiest among us claim they can guzzle 200 TikTok videos in much less than that.
Discussion: Variety
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
She Said, a movie about Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor's investigation into Harvey Weinstein, is coming out today; survivors consulted and act in the film  —  Five years after allegations surfaced against Harvey Weinstein, the bombshell investigation that exposed the movie titan …
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Drake and 21 Savage agree to a preliminary injunction against resuming their marketing campaign that used a fake Vogue magazine cover  —  Drake and 21 Savage have stopped using Vogue trademarks to promote their new No. 1 album “Her Loss,” and agreed to a preliminary injunction against resuming their campaign.
 
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DFRLab:
DFRLab found 43 Facebook accounts with fake profiles that ran coordinated online campaigns to malign Moroccan journalists; Meta removed the accounts in May 2022
@nicolemfoy:
Memo: Gannett plans layoffs, a month after imposing furloughs, giving the news division notice on December 1 and December 2; other divisions will also face cuts
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The New York Times names Steven Ginsberg, a managing editor at the Washington Post, as executive editor of The Athletic, starting on January 3
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Internal email: Morning Brew CEO Austin Rief says the outlet plans to lay off 14% of its staff due to “uncertainty” among its advertisers as the economy evolves
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Roku plans to reduce its workforce by about 5%, representing roughly 200 jobs, in Q4 2022 and into Q1 2023, “due to current economic conditions”
 

 
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Okta fixes a flaw present since July 23, 2024 that, under specific conditions, let users log in with any password if the account's username had 52+ characters

Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters:
Intel scraps forecast of selling $500M+ worth of Gaudi AI accelerator chips in 2024, with CEO Pat Gelsinger citing chip transition and slower uptake to software

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Popular photo editing company Pixelmator says it has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, pending regulatory approval

 
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