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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Meta plans to test Community Notes on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in the US from March 18; Joel Kaplan says notes will not have “distribution penalties” — Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan says in exclusive interview community notes won't penalize users
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TechCrunch, Bloomberg and Meta
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Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Meta says Community Notes will use the same open-source algorithm that powers X's Community Notes, but it plans to modify the algorithm to better serve its apps — Meta's upcoming Community Notes feature for monitoring misinformation through crowdsourcing will use some technology developed by Elon Musk's X for its similar service.
Discussion:
@safety and @xbusiness
Jay Peters / The Verge:
An arbitrator instructs a former Meta employee to stop promoting and publishing her book alleging company misconduct; publisher Flatiron Books earlier objected — An arbitrator has instructed the book's author and its publishers to stop publishing the book, though it's unclear how much authority the arbitrator has to do so.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Bill Simmons says he has agreed to a new Spotify contract and will continue his show for at least two years; he'll also serve as Spotify's head of talk strategy — Bill Simmons is sticking around at Spotify. — The podcast host and media executive said in a statement Wednesday …
Max Tani / Semafor:
NPR says it will now let All Things Considered anchor Ari Shapiro attend a corporate Pride event, after a leaked email showed NPR dissuading him from doing so — The Scoop — National Public Radio dissuaded one of its most visible gay employees from attending a corporate LGBTQ Pride event …
Columbia Journalism Review:
Wesley Lowery leaves the Investigative Reporting Workshop as the executive editor, after accusations of improper behavior with colleagues and female students — Lowery said he left voluntarily and denied any impropriety or wrongdoing. — Wesley J. Lowery, a Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter …
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@sophialehrbaum, @sammy_sussman and @jswatz.bsky.social
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with NYT Investigations Editor David Enrich on his book Murder the Truth, legal threats faced by publishers, efforts to overturn NYT v. Sullivan, and more — “The rhetoric and actions that Trump and his allies take at a national level are being mimicked across the country at a much smaller level.
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Columbia Journalism Review, Puck, @davidenrich.bsky.social, @jarjour.bsky.social and Long Lead Presents
Callie Holtermann / New York Times:
The New Yorker updates its style guide after a “reëxamination”, sticking to many heterodox rules but making changes like “Web site” to “website” — An update to the magazine's style guide did away with anachronisms like “Web site” and “in-box.”
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@legalwritingpro, @nathanheller.bsky.social, @bcdreyer.social, Raw Story and TechCrunch
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Snapchat introduces AI video Lenses, powered by Snap's in-house generative video model, available to subscribers of the $16/month Snapchat Platinum tier — Snapchat is introducing its first ever video generative AI Lenses, the company told TechCrunch exclusively.
Discussion:
9to5Mac, Snap Newsroom and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
Food delivery startup Wonder acquires media company Tastemade, sources say for ~$90M, the latest step in its effort to create a mealtime “super app” — Wonder CEO Marc Lore hopes the company will one day offer AI-powered autonomous food ordering for all three meals of the day
Saleah Blancaflor / Adweek:
SiriusXM undergoes another round of layoffs after reportedly cutting about 100 jobs in January; source: cuts affect the product and technology group primarily — Layoffs primarily impact the product and technology group within the operations department, sources say.
Discussion:
Billboard, Cord Cutters News, WTKR-TV, The Desk, Radio Ink, Digital Music News and Inside Radio
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
A US judge dismisses former Fox News producer Jennifer Eckhart's 2020 claims that Fox News didn't properly investigate rape allegations against ex-host Ed Henry — A federal judge ruled in favor of Fox News' motion for summary judgment to dismiss Jennifer Eckhart's 2020 claims …
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