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Russian President Vladimir Putin personally approved the arrest of a US reporter on espionage charges for the first time since the Cold War, according to people familiar with the situation.
Honored to start our Summit with two of the women leading the charge for responsible tech and the critical importance of strong media to keep the powers that be held accountable:
@carolecadwalla
in conversation with
@mariaressa
#DCNlive
Publishers of 125 newspapers in 11 states filed or announced lawsuits against Google and Facebook on Monday claiming the tech giants have unlawfully monopolized the digital advertising market
For platforms, business as usual is over in the EU. The two-pronged legislation, the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, spell out new responsibilities for companies on moderating content, and clarify antitrust rules for gatekeeper companies.
Today, I introduced the AMERICA Act to restore and protect competition in digital advertising.
The lack of competition in digital advertising means that monopoly rents are being extracted from across the economy.
A joint statement on
#GDPR
Day by European Publishers Council, Digital Content Next, News Media Alliance (U.S.) & News Media Association (U.K.), which represent more than 4,000 publishers globally
@newsalliance
@EPC_Press
@newsmediaorg
#GDPRday
According to a white paper published by researchers at
@umsi
, 48% of ad traffic on “fake” news publishers is served by Google. Nearly a third (32%) of “low credibility sites” like Breitbart, Drudge Report, and Sputnik News were delivered by Google.
The AMERICA Act May Finally Bring Much-Needed Common Sense Rules To Digital Advertising
@jason_kint
@AdExchanger
Learn more in the article and this video:
“Let’s put in the requisite resources to make sure nine year olds don’t have access to porn. Just for the hell of it. And see if advertisers will say ‘I’ll advertise with you.”
@profgalloway
at
@dcnorg
summit (full interview at )
How Facebook used a VPN to spy on what people do on social media
New court documents revealed the existence of a program that was designed to "intercept and decrypt" user analytics data from other apps.
Advertisements for more than 400 brands including Coca-Cola and Starbucks are due to vanish from Facebook on Wednesday, after the failure of last-ditch talks to stop a boycott over hate speech on the site.
The CPRA, which goes into effect in January, is an amendment that expands and updates the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) with new requirements for data security, consumer privacy rights and enforcement mechanisms.
@AdExchanger
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Facebook on Monday of putting profits over people’s safety during the emergencies created by Canada’s record wildfire season
We are excited to announce our preliminary agenda for the 2019 Digital Content Next:Summit.
If you work at a DCN member company, there's still time to get registered and book your flight to join us at the lovely
@RitzCarlton
Orlando.
Our CEO
@jason_kint
joins
@profgalloway
to break down Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code, Section 230, how cryptocurrencies might come into the digital media space, and why he’s bullish on Clubhouse.
Memo from a ‘Facebook nation’ to Mark Zuckerberg: You moved fast and broke our country. |
@mariaressa
, the journalist who co-founded Rappler in the Philippines, warns that her country is a “cautionary tale” for the United States. via
@Recode
Google has largely avoided scrutiny about its data collection practices despite having the ability to collect personal data about consumers across a range of touchpoints. That is, until now. New research on Google’s data collection practices:
Full video of
@jennifersaba
's interview with
@profgalloway
Thanks to both of you for allowing us to share this lively, candid, insightful discussion in full:
In light of
@mariaressa
’s arrest last week, and to reinforce our support of a free press everywhere, we are pleased to share her conversation w/
@karaswisher
at our Summit. Thank you to Kara and Maria for approving distribution of this exclusive video
In light of the fact that lawsuits filed at the time our comments were filed, we ask the US Copyright Office to make clear that use of copyrighted works to train AI is not per se a fair use.
Trudeau condemns Google’s decision to block some Canadians’ search for news
“It really surprises me that Google has decided that they’d rather prevent Canadians from accessing news than actually paying journalists for the work they do." via
@globeandmail
Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg said "I would hope what we would do with data wouldn't be surprising to people."
We checked: Consumers are surprised. And not in a good way.
via
@NiemanLab
OpenAI has just over a week to comply with European data protection laws. But experts say it will be next to impossible for OpenAI to comply because of the way data is collected to train its AI models
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act would allow news publishers to work together to establish distribution and payment deals with digital platforms. The new version has bipartisan and bicameral support.
"Tracking-based advertising diverts data and revenue from publishers to ad tech and, as a result, turns publishers’ audiences into commodities."
@Randeloo
USA Today publisher Gannett is suing Google for allegedly illegally monopolizing the advertising technology market, adding to an already extensive list of lawsuits against the company for alleged anticompetitive behavior.
Landmark internet cases go before the US Supreme Court. This is the first time the high court will directly weigh in on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects online platforms from legal liability over content posted by their users
Around the world, governments are moving simultaneously to limit the power of tech companies with an urgency and breadth that no single industry had experienced before. Their motivation varies.
Journalist & Nobel laureate
@mariaressa
was acquitted of tax evasion Wednesday, a rare victory amid her fight to keep publishing her news site Rappler, whose run-ins with the authorities have become emblematic of the Philippines’ declining press freedoms.
Europe Prepares to Rewrite the Rules of the Internet
The Digital Markets Act will force big tech platforms to break open their walled gardens in 2023, says the EU's new ambassador to Silicon Valley.
Barbie is the first film soley directed by a woman to ever cross $1 billion in global box office sales.
This represents an extraordinary milestone for the Greta Gerwig-directed Warner Bros. film just 17 days after its release.
The California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA, AB 886), which would require big tech platforms to pay news publishers for using their content, has passed the state Senate Appropriations Committee.
"I’ve been very heavy handed, you’ll notice a Washington Post literal, physical newspaper cameo and we really want that to stick in there."
@davejorgenson
Guardian News & Media has launched Guardian Voice Lab - an in-house team dedicated to experimenting with storytelling and delivering journalism through smart speakers and interactive audio.
Reddit CEO says Microsoft needs to pay to search the site
Reddit says Microsoft’s Bing, Anthropic, and Perplexity have scraped its data without permission. “It has been a real pain in the ass to block these companies.”
2019 DCN Next: Summit speaker Morgan DeBaun, Founder & CEO of Blavity, has scaled Blavity to be one the fastest growing digital media startups. It operates 5 brands: Blavity, 21Ninety, Travel Noire, Shadow and Act and AfroTech.
@MorganDeBaun
#DCNlive
Really pleased to kick off our annual summit today with a conversation between
@rwang0
and
@LarryMadowo
#DCNLive
Still time to register, if you haven't yet DCN Members!
A federal appeals court has upheld California’s net neutrality law, rejecting an attempt by telecommunications industry groups to prevent the state from enforcing it.
via
@nbcnews
Three out of four Americans believe news media is making political polarization worse according to a recent episode of PBS News Hour’s America at a Crossroads.
Philanthropies Pledge $500 Million to Address Crisis in Local News | The effort, spearheaded by the MacArthur Foundation, will give grants to support newsrooms and start-ups as concern grows over the rapid disappearance of local news outlets.
Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the US, according to people familiar with the situation.
#IStandWithEvan
Online advertising supports many good things that we appreciate about the web. It provides us with free entertainment and free information.
Advertising is essential to the health of the free web. But tracking isn’t.
@AdContrarian
"I definitely think antitrust legislation for Hollywood is incredibly important and a pressing matter, as diversifying messages and perspectives in media is crucial for maintaining freedom of thought."
@gvaughnjoy
"
The American Innovation and Choice Online Act stands a good chance of becoming law thanks to an unusual coalition that includes virtually every Democrat not from California and some of the most conservative members of the GOP caucus.
Netflix shareholders withhold support for executive pay package, in a non-binding vote that followed a call by striking Hollywood writers to reject the proposed 2023 compensation.
In light of
@mariaressa
’s arrest last week, and to reinforce our support of a free press everywhere, we are pleased to share her conversation w/
@KaraSwisher
at our Summit. Thank you to Kara and Maria for approving distribution of this exclusive video
As marketers double down on plans for the GDPR, publishers are left to interpret guidance & scramble to implement.
@jason_kint
will lead a conversation on preparedness, peer information-sharing, creativity and the consumer.
#AWEUROPE
Google and Facebook hate a proposed privacy law. News publishers should embrace it. | California voters get a chance to shape internet privacy rules for the rest of the country in November. by
@jason_kint
via
@voxdotcom