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Mickey Djuric / Canadian Press:
Meta says it is testing the blocking of news on Instagram and Facebook in Canada, planning for a potential full block of news outlets if Canada passes Bill C-18 — OTTAWA - Meta is preparing to block news for some Canadians on Facebook and Instagram in a temporary test that is expected to last the majority of the month.
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Netflix shareholders decline to support a nonbinding proposal approving 2023 compensation for top execs after the WGA urged rejection of “inappropriate” pay — Netflix shareholders declined to support a proposal affirming the pay packages for top executives during a vote …
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Andrew Sheeler / Sacramento Bee:
The California Assembly votes 46-6 to pass a bill requiring tech companies to pay a percentage of ad revenue to outlets; the bill advances to the State Senate — One day after Facebook parent company Meta threatened to remove news content from its platforms if Assembly Bill 886 becomes law …
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Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
The New York Times launches a free, geotargeted weather newsletter that lets readers pick up to four places in the continental US for which to get risk alerts — Readers can opt in to receive morning emails explaining the level and type of extreme weather risk in up to four different places.
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Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
The Daily Wire claims that Twitter canceled a deal to premiere What Is a Woman and threatened to “throttle” the documentary over two instances of “misgendering” — Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing tore into Elon Musk and Twitter for allegedly threatening …
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Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
The Washington Post Senior Managing Editor Cameron Barr plans to leave at the end of June after 19 years at The Post, to move to England and return to writing — Barr, who joined The Post in 2004 after several years as a foreign correspondent, helped oversee teams that won 12 Pulitzer Prizes
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Wall Street Journal:
CNN names veteran Warner Bros. Discovery executive David Leavy as its COO, to take over commercial, operational, and promotional activities across the channel — Aide to Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav to help network CEO Chris Licht focus on programming
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Verizon introduces a streaming bundle combining Netflix Premium and Paramount+ with Showtime for $25.99/month, via its +play subscription aggregation hub — For the first time, rival streaming services Netflix and Paramount+ are coming together in a price-discounted bundle, exclusively for Verizon wireless customers in the U.S.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
WordPress.com launches paid subscriptions and premium content in free newsletters, available to all WordPress.com blogs, including those on the free plan — WordPress.com is taking on Substack and others with today's news that its Newsletter product will now support paid subscriptions and premium content.
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Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
Hundreds of US employees at 24 Gannett newspapers plan to walk off the job on June 5, the day of Gannett's annual shareholder meeting, to protest budget cuts — Hundreds of staffers at Gannett newspapers across seven states are protesting their company's leadership and job cuts
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The Block:
The Block unveils a real-time News API that gives developers, investors, and data providers access to its sector-specific coverage of crypto and digital assets — Today, The Block unveiled its real-time news API, giving application developers, investors, and data providers …
@insiderunion:
[Thread] As layoffs loom, the Insider Union plans to strike on June 1 at 11:59pm ET if the union can't reach a contract deal with Insider's management by EOD — Our members have spoken. We're going ON STRIKE if management doesn't remedy its unfair labor practices and settle a fair contract by THURSDAY AT 11:59 P.M. ET. 🔥🪧🔥 [image]
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