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Clay Wirestone / Kansas Reflector:
Facebook removed every post linking to the Kansas Reflector on April 4; the issue coincidentally arose on the day the Reflector ran a piece critical of Facebook — Facebook has blocked the sharing of Kansas Reflector stories and removed all posts linking to our website. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)
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Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Most links to the Kansas Reflector were posting properly on Meta's platforms as of about 4pm ET on April 4, except for one column that is critical of Facebook — Their content was erroneously flagged as a cybersecurity threat. … Something strange started happening Thursday morning …
Samantha Murphy Kelly / CNN:
Disney CEO Bob Iger says Disney+ will start cracking down on password sharing in June in some countries and more broadly in September — New York CNN — — Disney is curbing password sharing for its Disney+ streaming service as part of a larger effort to boost signups and revenue.
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Ryan Heath / Axios:
Meta plans to label a wider range of video, audio, and image content as “Made with AI” starting in May, following feedback from its independent Oversight Board — - The labels could be generated through self-disclosure when a user posts content, as a result of advice from fact-checkers …
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Barrett Media:
Several sports podcasters who were part of Vox Media's SB Nation Podcast Network say they were told on April 4 that the network is being shut down immediately — “I am not sure what's next, but we fully intend to continue the podcast elsewhere.” — Several podcasters who were part …
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The Economic Times:
India's IT minister says the country is looking to frame a “balanced” AI law that will protect news publishers and content creators while minimizing user harm — Global AI regulation discussions intensify as companies seek fair compensation for AI data training from publishers.
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New York Times:
Shari Redstone's Paramount stake sale may conflict with shareholder interests; source: David Ellison envisions Paramount in a joint streaming venture in the US — The board of directors has to walk a fine line, looking out for investors without running afoul of Ms. Redstone, the company's most influential shareholder.
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Matt Pearce:
Interest in policy interventions to protect journalism is exploding, but industry gatherings keep failing to include journalism labor advocates as strikes grow — Somebody is missing from the upcoming International Symposium on Online Journalism in Austin, Texas.
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@heathkeri, @mattdpearce, WHEC.com, International Symposium … and MediaPost
Ryan Barwick / Marketing Brew:
The New York Times partners with ad metrics company Adelaide, which uses eye tracking and more to gauge attention to ads and is launching tools for publishers — The New York Times is partnering with Adelaide, a company that uses signals like eye-tracking data to gauge whether readers are paying attention to ads.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vimeo names Philip Moyer, an ex-VP of applied AI engineering and business development at Google Cloud, as CEO and board member, replacing interim CEO Adam Gross — Video platform provider Vimeo named Philip Moyer, a senior exec at Google Cloud overseeing AI applied engineering and business development, as CEO and member of its board.
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Harriet Sherwood / The Guardian:
Guardian journalist Hella Pick dies at 96; she spent seven decades as a foreign correspondent and diplomatic editor after fleeing Nazi-annexed Austria in 1938 — Former colleagues pay tribute to Pick, who broke into male-dominated world of foreign affairs journalism in 1950s
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Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Google Books is indexing low quality, AI-generated books, which may impact Google Ngram viewer, an important tool used by researchers to track language use — Google said it will continue to evaluate its approach “as the world of book publishing evolves.”
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