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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Twitter replaces the week-old “US state-affiliated media” label on NPR's account with a new label describing the nonprofit media company as “Government Funded” — Twitter removed the “state-affiliated media” label it had affixed on NPR's account this week …
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Twitter labels the @BBC account “Government Funded Media,” but not @BBCNews and other news-related accounts; the BBC asks Twitter to change the inaccurate label — UPDATE: The BBC has said it is speaking to Twitter in an effort to change the “government funded media” tag on its official account.
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Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
In a reversal, Twitter lets users like, retweet, and reply to tweets with Substack links, but searches with “Substack” still just give results for “newsletter” — In a reversal of a limitation the platform put in place earlier in the week, Twitter is once again allowing users …
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Matt Novak / Forbes:
Elon Musk claims Substack links “were never blocked” and Substack tried to “download a massive portion of the Twitter database to bootstrap their Twitter clone”
The Verge:
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”
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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
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The Verge:
Twitter starts marking Substack links with a warning stating the link “has been identified by Twitter or our partners as being potentially spammy or unsafe”
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
A profile of Wall Street Journal EIC Emma Tucker, the former Sunday Times editor, on navigating internal Murdoch politics and the fight to free Evan Gershkovich — Emma Tucker got her first inkling that something bad might be happening on the afternoon of March 29.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fox Corp settles a defamation suit by Venezuelan businessman Majed Khalil over false 2020 election claims made in a Lou Dobbs interview with Sidney Powell — Majed Khalil had sued Fox and former host Lou Dobbs in 2021 over claims made about the 2020 presidential election.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: Bret Baier repeatedly proposed devoting an hour-long special to debunk election fraud myths in November 2020, but never got an answer from Fox News — Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier is perhaps the best personification of Fox Corp chief Lachlan Murdoch's description …
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Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
Sources detail WBD CEO David Zaslav's efforts to revive the studio by backing classic franchises, investing in new films, repairing ties with talent, and more — After a painful first year, CEO David Zaslav is backing classic franchises and investing in new films to revive the legendary studio
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James Titcomb / Telegraph:
Tests show Elon Musk's Twitter removed limits on Kremlin-linked accounts, including Putin's, with some showing in For You feeds, reversing an April 2022 policy — Elon Musk's social media site lifts restrictions on Kremlin-linked tweets — Twitter has removed restrictions on Kremlin-linked accounts …
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
Sources: The White House is considering giving influencers a dedicated briefing space, an unprecedented move that would give them more access to Biden — - Biden's digital strategy team will connect with influencers across the nation to target those who may not follow the White House …
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Thomas Germain / Gizmodo:
An interview with Victor Wong, Google's senior director of product management for Privacy Sandbox, about replacing third-party cookies, Apple's ATT, and more — To replace the cookie in Chrome and Android, Google has an offering for the world called “Privacy Sandbox.” Here's an exclusive peek into how it will work.
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@puns_n_roses, @blakersdozen, @vkw, @spencertrask, @jonassickler, @vkw, @vkw, The Privacy Sandbox and @thomasgermain
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Memo: Recurrent has sold the food website Saveur, which it had acquired in 2020, to an investment group led by Kat Craddock, the publication's longtime editor — Recurrent, a venture equity-backed digital media company, has sold its food website Saveur, to an investment group led by Kat Craddock …
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The Guardian:
Russian media: the Federal Security Service formally charged Evan Gershkovich with carrying out espionage for the US and the WSJ reporter denied all accusations — Wall Street Journal reporter denies charges, while US Senate leaders issue bipartisan call for his release
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