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6:45 PM ET, August 1, 2023

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Emma Roth / The Verge:
The BBC launches social.bbc, an “experimental” Mastodon server with posts from a handful of BBC accounts, and plans to try out the server for six months  —  The BBC has launched its own “experimental” Mastodon server, marking one of the first major news outlets to establish an instance on the Twitter alternative.
Reuters:
Meta begins the process to end news access on Facebook and Instagram in Canada, in response to a law forcing some companies to negotiate deals to pay publishers  —  Meta Platforms (META.O) has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada …
Pete Thamel / ESPN:
Sources: the Pac-12 commissioner presented conference members with a primarily subscription-based Apple streaming deal that would start in 2024-25  —  After months of negotiations and uncertainty, Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff on Tuesday presented the conference's presidents and chancellors …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A look at news avoidance, a real threat to the news business, as many once-loyal readers and viewers say some news topics have become relentlessly toxic  —  The news was a lifelong habit for Claudia Caplan.  It surrounded her like a blanket.  Two newspapers in the morning, read nearly in full.
Manuela Lazic / The Guardian:
How film criticism has deteriorated as studios invite influencers to screenings, critics seek to promote cinema, and expertise and writing are devalued  —  A shift from knowledgable writers to those simply in search of free tickets devalues cinema - and audience experience
Bryan Pietsch / Washington Post:
X sues the Center for Countering Digital Hate, alleging CCDH researchers violated Twitter's terms of service and the CFAA while studying hate speech on the site  —  X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is suing a research group that investigated hate speech on the social media platform …
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
Under EU pressure, Meta offers to seek user consent in Europe for targeted ads based on users' activity to comply with GDPR, sources say as soon as October 2023  —  Under pressure from regulators, the Facebook and Instagram owner proposes asking users to opt in before targeting ads with their digital activity
Giorgio Leali / Politico:
Journalists at France's Journal du Dimanche voted to end the 40-day strike protesting the JDD's new right-wing editor; many said they will leave the outlet  —  Geoffroy Lejeune was appointed top editor at the iconic publication after it was bought by conservative tycoon Vincent Bolloré.
Natalie Korach / The Wrap:
Internal memo: Vice Media's SVP of Global News and Entertainment, its senior director of global news operations, and Motherboard's EIC are stepping down  —  Three top executives at Vice Media will be leaving the company, a memo to staff said Tuesday, a day after its $350 million sale closed …
 
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How a 149-year-old Georgia weekly grew after being taken over by UGA's journalism school, winning awards, tripling ads, and doubling subscriptions in 18 months
Ray Schultz / MediaPost:
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Eriq Gardner / Puck:
Sources: Trump subpoenaed Fox News for Tucker Carlson's unaired interview with a former US Capitol Police chief, as part of a lawsuit defense; Fox News refused
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