Mediagazer: Twitter is probably not going anywhere, and writers bemoaning its demise are overestimating the importance it has to their work and careers (Freddie deBoer)

10:10 PM ET, November 20, 2022

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[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.

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The Walt Disney Company's board announces that Bob Chapek will step down as CEO, and Bob Iger will return to take his place, effective immediately — Disney's board of directors announced the move Sunday evening.

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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.

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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

A list of things journalism loses if Twitter goes away: real-time feedback on stories, news outlets being publicly called out, DMs as a reporting tool, and more — Goodbye to screenshotted best bits, DMs, “that tweet should be a story”... “If Twitter goes away my job would actually be really different,” I told my husband this week.

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:

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Reuters:

Sources: Simon & Schuster owner Paramount Global declines to join Penguin Random House in appealing the ruling blocking their merger; deal will likely collapse — Book-publishing powerhouse Simon & Schuster's owner will let its $2.2 billion sale to Penguin Random House collapse on Monday …

Discussion: New York Times

Freddie deBoer:

Twitter is probably not going anywhere, and writers bemoaning its demise are overestimating the importance it has to their work and careers — and Twitter is probably not going anywhere — So: I don't think Twitter is going anywhere, and I don't think the vast majority of Twitter users are going anywhere.

Discussion: @dsilverman and The Atlantic

Paul Tassi / Forbes:

Twitter's automated copyright strike system appears to be broken, as users upload full movies; some accounts with viral tweets were later suspended — While Twitter, the website, remains online and has not simply collapsed after the vast majority of workers were fired or resigned under Elon Musk …

Discussion: @briannawu, @lanceulanoff, @tomwarren, The Verge, @bdsams and TheGamer, more at Techmeme »

American Press Institute:

Media Insight Project examines what topics Americans between 16 and 40 look for when seeking “hard news” and “news you can use” and which platforms they use — - Gen Z and Millennials follow a variety of “hard news” and “news you can use” topics.

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 …

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