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Netflix had a blowout quarter, helped by live sports events.But Netflix insists it won’t break the bank with sports.Netflix sees sports as part of live programming, which benefits its ad growth.Netflix just delivered another blockbuster quarter, helped by record-breaking sporting events. But the streamer was quick to tamp down speculation…
Tech leaders, including an early Facebook investor, launch a $30M campaign for independent social media.Free Our Feeds aims to counter billionaire control with the open-source AT Protocol.The campaign is led by executives from Mozilla, Social Web Foundation, and other tech nonprofits.Days after Meta announced controversial changes to its content moderation…
PR pros and lawyers see the Lively-Baldoni fight as part of a larger trend.They say public figures often file lawsuits to try to influence the popular narrative.Media outlets can sometimes become collateral damage in this strategy.As Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni hurl competing accusations in court, some media lawyers and…
Vox Media laid off at least 12 staffers at Vox.com, the company’s second round of cuts in about a month.The company also announced expanded duties for its top leaders.Vox Media faces challenges as digital advertisers move toward Big Tech platforms over news sites.Vox Media laid off staff on Thursday for…
(Slightly) new name, who dis? I didn’t catch enough sun in Florida to get a proper tan, but I am bringing a fresh look to the newsletter. All your favorite parts are still here, just with an updated feel. Like that friend who suddenly has a great hairline a few…
I joined Instagram in 2012 but over the years my feed had become a toxic mess.I was spending three to four hours scrolling a day, buying useless products, and feeling anxious.I fell into Instagram’s fitness rabbit hole, and it’s taken me over a year to climb out.About three years ago,…
Brendan Carr, Trump’s pick to run the FCC, says he’ll be scrutinizing broadcast TV companies, like CBS and NBC.What does that mean? Carr is vague.That vagueness may be the point: It could cause broadcast TV companies to think twice before running something Carr, or Trump, doesn’t like.The next Trump administration…
Vox Media just cut an unspecified number of staff and reorganized its lifestyle brands.CEO Jim Bankoff said the company was responding to constant change in the media business.Thrillist will be operated by Eater, among other changes.Vox Media just cut staff across its lifestyle brands, CEO Jim Bankoff announced in a…
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Since Meta whistleblower Frances (BCBA:) Haugen aired internal emails in 2021 showing the tech giant knew of social media’s mental health impacts on teenagers, world leaders have agonised over how to curb the technology’s addictive pull on young minds. Even a 2023 recommendation by…
Australia’s government approved a law that would ban social media for kids under 16.The legislation puts the onus on tech companies to keep children off their platforms.But how exactly companies are supposed to comply remains a big question.Australia’s government agreed to a sweeping social media ban this week in an…
