Mediagazer: Whistleblower protection org Government Accountability Project files a complaint to Congress over Twitter suspending VoA's Steve Herman and other journalists (Liam Scott/Voice of America)

12:50 AM ET, December 24, 2022

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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:

ByteDance fired four employees after finding in a probe they accessed data on US TikTok users, including reporters, while trying to learn the sources of a story — The company's internal investigation showed that workers also obtained data on a small number of other U.S. users.

Reuters:

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The NFL plans to only offer NFL Network's RedZone as part of its deal with YouTube starting in the 2023 season, ending DirecTV's version, which debuted in 2005 — - DirecTV's Red Zone channel debuted in 2005. — That would leave NFL RedZone as the sole whip-around show on Sundays.

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The NFL will make $120B in the next decade from NBC, CBS, Disney, Fox, Google, Apple, and Amazon deals, cementing its position as a premier content provider — The league chose YouTube as its Sunday Ticket partner in part because the service aims to be “much more broadly available.”

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Liam Scott / Voice of America:

Whistleblower protection org Government Accountability Project files a complaint to Congress over Twitter suspending VoA's Steve Herman and other journalists — Nearly a week after Twitter's new owner Elon Musk said that the accounts of suspended journalists would be reinstated, at least six remain blocked.

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Kelly Jensen / BOOK RIOT:

Huntsville, Texas votes to privatize its local library after removing its Pride display and Banned Books Week display and placing the city librarian on leave — The Huntsville Public Library (HPL) has been under fire since this summer, when a book display riled up city officials.

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The January 6 committee recommends that Congress “continue to evaluate policies of media companies that have had the effect of radicalizing their consumers” — The House committee examining last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol issued its long-awaited final report on Thursday night …

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