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3:40 AM ET, November 20, 2023

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Ina Fried / Axios:
Sources: Apple pauses all its advertising on X after Elon Musk's endorsement of an antisemitic X post and a report that Apple ads ran next to pro-Nazi content  —  - The left-leaning nonprofit Media Matters for America published a report Thursday that highlighted Apple, IBM …
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Sources: leading ad execs told Linda Yaccarino that she is risking her reputation and suggested she step down as X CEO to make a statement about antisemitism  —  In the aftermath of IBM, Disney, Apple and others pausing spending on X, formerly known as Twitter, top advertising executives made a personal appeal to CEO Linda Yaccarino.
New York Times:
Disney says it is pausing spending on X, joining Lionsgate and IBM  —  Disney, Apple and Lionsgate halted marketing on X, formerly Twitter, as Elon Musk faced a furor over antisemitic abuse on his social media platform.  —  The blowback over Elon Musk's endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory …
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Global, Lionsgate, and Comcast suspend ads on X, joining other media and tech companies  —  - Apple has paused its online advertising campaigns on X, formerly Twitter, after owner Elon Musk made antisemitic comments on the platform.
Nicholas Vinocur / Politico:
Internal note: the European Commission plans to “temporarily suspend” X advertising over widespread disinformation concerns and to avoid “reputational damage”
Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
IBM suspends its advertising on X after Media Matters said X has been placing ads for IBM, Apple, Oracle, Xfinity, and NBCU's Bravo alongside pro-Nazi material
Bloomberg:
Sources: senior UK ministers, including the business minister and security minister, raised concerns about the possibility of foreign ownership of the Telegraph  —  - Badenoch, Tugendhat raise worries with Media Secretary Frazer  — Lloyds seized the Telegraph titles in June to claw back debts
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Financial Times:
Sources: Jeff Zucker's RedBird IMI, alongside the Abu Dhabi royal family, backs the Barclay family's £1.1B bid for the Telegraph after Axel Springer pulled out  —  Investor run by former CNN boss offers to help finance deal as German publisher Axel Springer pulls out of auction
Associated Press:
Russia adds The Moscow Times, an online newspaper that operates outside the country and is popular among Russia's expatriates, to its “foreign agents” list  —  Russia's Justice Ministry on Friday added The Moscow Times, an online newspaper popular among Russia's expatriate community …
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Disney+ Hotstar topped a record 59M concurrent streaming viewers during the India-Australia ICC Cricket World Cup final on November 19  —  In India, few events garner as much attention as a cricket game.  And there's no match for a World Cup final.  —  The Sunday game has already topped …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Despite Americans watching far less TV, NFL viewership is up 6% YoY, as of last week, and college football is up 20% compared to 2013, according to Fox  —  Americans watch far less TV than they did a decade ago.  But they watch even more football.  —  Good evening from the nation's capital.
Kate Dwyer / New York Times:
An oral history of Jezebel: its start, influencing other feminist blogs, how its writers developed their voices, its tone after Donald Trump's win, and more  —  The site defined an era of feminism for millions of readers.  According to its editors and writers, it was also an exhilarating place to work.
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Univision faces growing Latino backlash for its handling of a November 7 Trump interview, as 70+ groups send a protest letter and Congress members ask to meet  —  Members of Congress plan to ask for a meeting with a company executive, as a famous actor, one of Univision's founders and Latino rights advocacy groups speak out
 
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Alan Rusbridger / Prospect:
In her memoir, Nadine Dorries, the UK's former culture secretary, alleges that a non-executive director of the BBC tried to influence her choice of Ofcom chair
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
The Golden Globes will air live on CBS, stream on Paramount+, and be available in the CBS app on January 7, 2024, after ending its longtime association with NBC
Giulia Petroni / Wall Street Journal:
Italy's competition watchdog opens an investigation into whether Meta has failed to provide adequate information on how to mark branded content on Instagram
Max Tani / Semafor:
Fox News and radio host Mark Levin endorsed Ted Cruz in 2016 and is endorsing Ron DeSantis for 2024 without disclosing his stepson's work for both candidates
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Ryan Broderick / Garbage Day:
The outrage over TikTok videos about Osama Bin Laden exemplifies how the media cherry-picks random nonsense from the app and misunderstands its scale and reach
Tom Jones / Poynter:
In a podcast interview, Amazon Prime Video and Fox Sports anchor Charissa Thompson admits she would sometimes fabricate reports when she was a sideline reporter
Elias Leight / Billboard:
Email: Apple added Apple Music fraud protections, like “financial adjustments” for repeat fraudsters, in 2022, resulting in a 30% drop in streaming manipulation
Discussion: 9to5Mac and Supercharged
Anne Branigin / Washington Post:
A profile of legal reporter Meghann Cuniff, who became popular via social media, particularly Black Twitter, for covering hip-hop stars' trials and tribulations
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: the Los Angeles Times bans nearly a dozen staff who signed a letter condemning Israel's bombing of Gaza from covering the war for at least three months
 

 
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Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Google says RCS in Google Messages now has over 1B MAUs, and adds Photomoji, Screen Effects, Custom Bubbles, and other features

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Apple releases emergency security updates for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to fix two zero-days that may have been exploited, reaching 20 zero-days patched in 2023

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Meta plans to launch Threads in Europe in December, the largest expansion since its July debut, offering a choice of using Threads without a profile

 
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