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10:55 AM ET, March 30, 2023

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Bloomberg:
Russia's Federal Security Service says it detained WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich over suspicion of “espionage in the interests of the American government”  —  Russia's Federal Security Service said it detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Yekaterinburg on spying allegations …
Sewell Chan / The Texas Tribune:
The Texas Observer's publisher says the 68-year-old outlet will keep publishing after staff crowdfund $300K+ and the board votes unanimously to rescind layoffs  —  The crusading liberal magazine had planned to lay off its staff after its nonprofit board voted to shut down.  But it reversed course on Wednesday.
Skyler Swisher / Orlando Sentinel:
Board members handpicked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee Disney World's district say Disney set up covenants blocking the new board's power for decades  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA — Gov. Ron DeSantis' handpicked board overseeing Disney World's government services is gearing …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney has laid off over 300 employees in Beijing who worked on its streaming services, as the company carries out the first wave of 7,000 job cuts  —  Entertainment company began this week to carry out the first wave of a plan to cut 7,000 jobs  —  Walt Disney Co. DIS 2.16%increase …
Discussion: @jtoonkel and Deadline
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney laid off Marvel Entertainment chairman Isaac Perlmutter as part of its 7,000 job cuts, after his unsuccessful effort to shake up Disney's board in 2022
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: to comply with EU privacy rulings, Meta will let users opt out of some highly personalized ads, using an online form that Meta will review and approve  —  Facebook, Instagram parent hopes plans to alter a privacy approach that would limit the impact from EU orders  —  Facebook's Top Posts Were Trash.
Discussion: BGR and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »
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Financial Times:
Sources: Meta is considering a company-wide political ads ban in Europe, concerned its platforms will be unable to comply with forthcoming online campaign laws  —  Facebook parent concerned how it will police social networks in wake of new EU regulations  —  Meta executives are discussing …
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Amanda Terkel / NBC News:
Newly released Dominion court presentation slides show Fox News aired 2020 election conspiracies despite its fact-checking “Brain Room” deciding they were false  —  A presentation from Dominion Voting Systems show emails detailing the Fox News fact checks, which were released Wednesday …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Microsoft is exploring expanding ads in Bing Chat and sharing the ad revenue with partners whose content contributed to the chat response  —  It was inevitable, but Microsoft has confirmed that more ads are coming to Bing's AI-powered chatbot.  Microsoft corporate vice president Yusuf Mehdi …
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
In its 2023/24 plan, the BBC projects income of £5.53B, a £352M deficit, and an annual reduction of 1,000 hours of content to meet its £400M savings requirement  —  The BBC has published its 2023/24 annual plan that projects a financial deficit, the need to find increased savings …
Paul Sandle / Reuters:
UK draft legislation stipulates on-demand services of the BBC, ITV, and other public service broadcasters be easy to find on smart TVs and set-top boxes  —  On-demand services from Britain's BBC, ITV (ITV.L) and other public service broadcasters must remain easy to find on smart TVs and set-top boxes …
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Inside The Messenger's acquisition of Grid News, which came as a surprise to some Grid staff, who say they were told the startup had a two- to three-year runway  —  Grid News, a one-year-old start-up, shuttered this week after getting acquired by The Messenger, which launches next month.
 
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