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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS upholds the TikTok divest-or-ban law, says free speech rights must yield to concerns that Chinese control of the app creates a national-security risk — The Supreme Court upheld a law that threatens to shut down the wildly popular TikTok social media platform in the US as soon as Sunday …
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CNN:
Trump says he will “be making the decision” about TikTok and confirms he had a conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the app — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a controversial ban on TikTok may take effect this weekend, rejecting an appeal from the popular app's owners …
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The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at efforts by Meta, YouTube, Snap, X, and Substack to attract TikTok's 170M US creators and users; Substack is offering a $25K “TikTok Liberation Prize” — Tech giants like Meta and YouTube want to poach TikTokers, with Snapchat, X, Substack and others also planning efforts to coax them to their platforms.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount execs held internal talks about settling a Trump lawsuit over a CBS interview with Kamala Harris, to avoid Paramount/Skydance merger hurdles — Paramount, owner of CBS, its namesake studio and several cable channels, has a major piece of business in front of the new administration …
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A Florida jury finds that CNN defamed a US Navy veteran in a 2021 report portraying him as illegally exploiting Afghans, awards the veteran $5M — Zachary Young alleged CNN defamed him in a report by chief security correspondent Alex Marquardt that said he operated in a “black market.”
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Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
Court documents show CNN's revenue dropped about $400M, or 18%, from 2021 to 2023; net income was $600M in 2021, $300M in 2022, and $400M in 2023 — Shortly after a Florida jury found that CNN had defamed Navy veteran Zachary Young and awarded Young $5 million in damages on Friday …
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Matthew Belloni / Puck:
Netflix agrees to release Greta Gerwig's Narnia film in about 1,000 Imax theaters on Thanksgiving Day 2026 and to not stream it on Netflix until Christmas — Netflix has finally conceded to put the big-budget film on about 1,000 Imax screens over Thanksgiving as a streaming-theatrical hybrid …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Bluesky 2024 moderation report: Bluesky gained 23M+ users, its moderation team grew to ~100, and its moderation service received 6.48M reports, up 17x from 2023 — Bluesky on Friday published its moderation report for the past year, noting the sizable growth the social network experienced …
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Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
UC Berkeley backs out of hosting a $125M partnership between CA lawmakers and Google to support local news, as its j-school wouldn't have power over the money — The university's journalism school will not host a proposed $125 million fund for California newsrooms, POLITICO has learned.
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
The UK government unveils a £60M package to support creative sectors, and announces a new Soft Power Council to promote UK culture abroad and drive investment — The British government has unveiled a £60 million ($73 million) package to support growth across the creative sectors …
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New York Times:
Report: a Russian org linked to Kremlin's influence campaigns placed Facebook ads worth ~$338K over 15 months ending in October, despite EU and US restrictions — A new report details how a covert influence operation linked to the Kremlin continued to place ads on Facebook despite U.S …
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Coldplay's biggest-ever Indian concert on January 26 will be streamed exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar, as the platform makes a move into live music content — The Jan. 26 Republic Day performance from Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium will be available to viewers across India …
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