Mediagazer: Since Elon Musk's takeover, Twitter has received 971 government orders globally and has fully complied with 808, an 83% compliance rate, vs. ~50% before Musk (Russell Brandom/Rest of World)

11:00 PM ET, April 27, 2023

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Vice plans to end Vice News Tonight on May 25 and fold the Vice World News brand into Vice News; source: 100+ jobs out of a total of 1,500 employees will be cut — Embattled media company has been looking to sell itself for several months — Vice Media said it was restructuring its global news operation …

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Raisa Patel / Toronto Star:

Canada's Online Streaming Act passes final hurdle in Parliament; it requires streamers to support Canadian content and gives the CRTC regulatory power over them — Bill C-11 was introduced early last year in an attempt to subject streaming giants like Netflix, Disney Plus …

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Russell Brandom / Rest of World:

Since Elon Musk's takeover, Twitter has received 971 government orders globally and has fully complied with 808, an 83% compliance rate, vs. ~50% before Musk — The company has not refused a single request since Musk took ownership, according to self-reported data

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Zack Sharf / Variety:

In an April 26 video, Tucker Carlson issued a vague statement about “how unbelievably stupid most of the debates” on TV are and that “true things prevail” — In a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Carlson delivered a vague speech in which he spoke about what it's been like to …

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Carmel Dagan / Variety:

Jerry Springer, the former news anchor and mayor who presided over the controversial and profitable talk show bearing his name for over two decades, dies at 79 — Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati news anchor and mayor who came to preside over the controversial and extremely profitable talk show bearing …

Paul Farhi / Washington Post:

Photos of President Biden holding a notecard previewing a reporter's question reveal the long-standing practice of stage-managing presidential news conferences — President Biden was photographed holding a note card Wednesday, revealing the stage managing behind many political media events

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Ellen Huet / Bloomberg:

Clubhouse plans to lay off 50%+ of its employees and “reset” the company, despite claiming to have “years of runway”; Clubhouse had ~100 staff in October 2022 — Clubhouse, the pandemic-era social media sensation, is cutting more than half of its employees, the company said in a blog post on Thursday.

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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:

YouTube Music adds podcasts on Android, iOS, and the web, supporting listening offline, in the background, and casting for all US users, with or without Premium — YouTube Music is officially adding podcasts to its platform in the United States on Android, iOS and the web.

Discussion: 9to5Google, The Verge, Press Gazette, Digital Music News and Podnews, more at Techmeme »

Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:

CNN replaces John King with Dana Bash as the host of Inside Politics, the first time she will host her own daily show after nearly 30 years at the network — Bash, who was married to King, will host her own daily show for the first time in her 30-year career at the network.

Sara Fischer / Axios:

BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti plans to significantly increase content from “highly curated” independent creators and introduce a creators' residency program — BuzzFeed plans to significantly increase the amount of content it produces via independent internet creators, CEO Jonah Peretti told Axios in an interview.

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Pinterest announces a multi-year strategic ad partnership with Amazon, its first ads partner, to bring more brands and relevant products to the social network — Pinterest today announced a multiyear strategic ad partnership with Amazon aimed at bringing more brands and relevant products to its platform.

Discussion: Pinterest, Search Engine Land, Seeking Alpha, The Information, The Information and MarketWatch, more at Techmeme »

Peter White / Deadline:

Scott Greenberg, co-founder and CEO of Fox-owned animation studio Bento Box Entertainment and CEO of Fox's Blockchain Creative Labs, is leaving on May 19 — EXCLUSIVE: Scott Greenberg, co-founder and CEO of Fox's animation studio Bento Box Entertainment, the company behind Dan Harmon's Krapopolis …

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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
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