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Matt Taibbi / Racket News:
Matt Taibbi plans to use Substack Notes instead of Twitter after learning Twitter is blocking Substack links because the company is upset about Substack Notes — Earlier this afternoon, I learned Substack links were being blocked on Twitter. Since being able to share my articles …
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Substack's founders criticize Twitter, saying the abrupt change is a reminder of why writers need a platform “that protects the free press and free speech” — / Substack's founders say this serves as a reminder of why writers need a platform that 'puts them in charge …
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The Verge:
Twitter starts marking Substack links with a warning that the link “has been identified by Twitter or our partners as being potentially spammy or unsafe” — Twitter has started marking links to Substack as unsafe. If you click on a link on Twitter with substack.com in the URL …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Evan Gershkovich's arrest signals Putin may see diminishing utility in accommodating foreign journalists; many reporters work remotely with occasional visits — The detention of the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich poses new obstacles for Western journalists seeking to report on Vladimir V. Putin's rule.
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Patrick Maynard / Poynter:
The US DOJ says it has no plans to drop charges against Julian Assange, after some compare the detained WikiLeaks founder to the WSJ's Evan Gershkovich — Long before Russia cracked down on critical speech, advocates say, the US government worked to change the rules by which whistleblowers must play
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Bill Kovarik / Nieman Lab:
The detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia marks a throwback to old Soviet tactics of accusing foreign correspondents of espionage — “The detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia on espionage charges marks an unusual throwback …
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Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
The Moscow City Court plans to hear an appeal on April 18 from the lawyers of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, detained on spying accusations
The Moscow City Court plans to hear an appeal on April 18 from the lawyers of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, detained on spying accusations
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Bobby Allyn / @BobbyAllyn:
Twitter changes the label on NPR's account to “Government Funded” after criticism about adding a “US state-affiliated media” label — NEW: Label on NPR's main account changed to “government funded,” and Elon tells me Twitter is “applying it to a larger number of institutions.”
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Bobby Allyn / NPR:
NPR stopped tweeting after getting a “US state-affiliated media” label, which the outlet calls a “false disclaimer”; Elon Musk says Twitter is re-evaluating NPR — Twitter CEO Elon Musk said the platform's recent labeling of NPR as “state-affiliated media” …
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A.J. Katz / Adweek:
Sean Spicer announces he is leaving Newsmax, where he co-hosted his show Spicer & Co. since March 2020, reportedly after contract negotiations fell apart — White House press secretary turned Newsmax host Sean Spicer announced Thursday at the end of his 5 p.m. show that he is leaving the cable news channel.
Iris Deng / South China Morning Post:
Tencent and ByteDance's Douyin sign a deal authorizing Douyin to distribute Tencent's video content, after years of copyright disputes between the two companies — Tech giant Tencent Holdings and Douyin, the short video app operated by ByteDance, have agreed a partnership deal …
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The Hindu:
Twitter seemingly removed a journalist's tweet about India's Home Minister globally, not just in the country, an apparent first, in response to a “legal demand” — The move is an apparent first, as Twitter generally takes down posts in response to government demands only in the country whose government demanded censorship
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Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Amazon releases the $130M film Air on 3,500 US screens this week, as part of a plan to increase theatrical releases to satisfy film fans, stars, and filmmakers — The streaming company released Ben Affleck's “Air” on 3,500 movie screens this week, and it plans to open 10 to 12 films theatrically every year.