Analysts say Netflix's live boxing match Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is designed to get new subscribers, particularly on its ad-supported tier (Christopher Grimes/Financial Times)

Mediagazer: Analysts say Netflix's live boxing match Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is designed to get new subscribers, particularly on its ad-supported tier (Christopher Grimes/Financial Times)

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Financial Times:

Analysts say Netflix's live boxing match Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is designed to get new subscribers, particularly on its ad-supported tier— Heavily promoted bout will test the platform's push into live events and sport as it tries to attract younger men
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Jeetendr Sehdev /
Forbes: Jake Paul Vs. Mike Tyson Netflix Fight: Lessons In Ego, Talent And Influence

Michael Stahl /
TVNewsCheck: Can Netflix Handle Big Events? We'll Find Out Tonight

Jared Schwartz /
New York Post: How Jake Paul's Netflix fight vs. Mike Tyson could change boxing's outlook

Henry Khederian /
Benzinga: Netflix Streams Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul: The Fight Everyone's Talking About

Greg Todd /
@1gregtodd.bsky.social: Zero interest. Zeeeeeeeeero.

Dhanika Pineda /
NPR: Mike Tyson was a heavyweight champ before Jake Paul was born. Tonight, they face off

Margaret Fleming /
Front Office Sports: Netflix's Mike Tyson-Jake Paul Fight by the Numbers

Emily Dattilo /
Barron's Online: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul: Netflix's Big Bet on Free Sports for Subscribers

Tom Phillips /
The Mirror: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson offer: Get 50/1 odds on Mike Tyson to win with Betano

Geoff Weiss /
Business Insider: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul will be a big test for Netflix's live strategy

Lea Veloso /
StyleCaster: The Real Reason Mike Tyson Slapped Jake Paul Before Their Big Netflix Fight

Marc Griffin /
Vibe: Mike Tyson Viciously Slaps Jake Paul Ahead Of Netflix Bout

Jacob Siegal /
BGR: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul: How to watch the fight live on Netflix

Tony Paige /
New York Daily News: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul? No thanks

Matt Yoder /
Awful Announcing: Mike Tyson slapped Jake Paul at weigh in

Wally Downes Jr /
The Sun: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson LIVE RESULTS: Fight start time, stream and card ahead of Netflix main event - latest updates

Schuyler Dixon /
Associated Press: Mike Tyson concedes the role of villain to young foe in 58-year-old's fight with Jake Paul

Dave Greene /
Barrett Media: Sibley Scoles Left Music for Sports and Now Finds Herself on Netflix with Mike Tyson and Jake Paul

Wendy Lee /
Los Angeles Times: Netflix takes a big swing into live sports with Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight

Bloomberg:

X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech— Elon Musk's social media platform X sued to block a California law aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media …

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MediaPost, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Wrap, @YellowPup@mstdn.party, @branchdonovan.bsky.social and Forbes

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Kyle Wiggers /
TechCrunch: X sues to block California anti-deepfakes bill

Danny Gallagher /
Engadget: X sues California over deceptive AI-made election content ban

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: X Sues to Block California Election Deepfake Law ‘In Conflict’ With First Amendment

Branch Donovan /
@branchdonovan.bsky.social: Does free speech apply to humans, machines, or both? California's AB 2655 challenges the role of AI in elections, but should AI-generated content be treated as free speech? Are we prepared for its potential influence on democracy? Share your thoughts! #AIandDemocracy

New York Times:

NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018— By selecting Mr. Melvin, a familiar face on the show, network executives chose to go the steadiest route possible.

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Radhamely De Leon /
Decider: How Much Is Hoda Kotb's Replacement Making On ‘Today’? Craig Melvin's Reported Salary Jump Revealed

Mark Marshall /
Mark Marshall on LinkedIn: Huge congratulations to Craig Melvin on being named co-anchor of TODAY. Craig is one of the most genuine, hardworking and dedicated professionals …

Scott Jones /
FTVLive: Taking Over for Hoda — On Wednesday's Today Show, host Savannah Guthrie announced …

Ron Dicker /
HuffPost: Craig Melvin To Replace Hoda Kotb As ‘Today’ Anchor

Ryan Hudgins /
Us Weekly: Today's Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin Had a Code Phrase for His New Gig Ahead of Reveal Page Six: Craig Melvin held back tears, vowed to represent ‘Today’ show ‘like Hoda has,’ after being named as Kotb's replacement at NBC

Marc Berman /
Forbes: Craig Melvin To Replace Hoda Kotb On NBC's ‘Today’

Jessica Inman /
UPI: Craig Melvin named Hoda Kotb's replacement on ‘Today’

Rebecca Iannucci /
TVLine: Today's Craig Melvin to Replace Hoda Kotb as Co-Anchor — Watch Announcement

The Verge:

Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View— Views will be measured not just on video content but also on photos, text posts, and more. When Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced …

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@adrianng.bsky.social and Facebook for Creators, more at Techmeme »

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Adrian Ng Gonzalez /
@adrianng.bsky.social: In marketing we keep repeating that there is no one metric that you should focus or that you should focus on certain metric depending on your goals and the content. — This just seems like muddling the metrics.

Reuters:

Prince Harry's lawsuit against News Group Newspapers moves towards trial; all but one other litigant in the roughly 40 lawsuits against NGN have settled— Prince Harry is continuing his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers (NGN) over alleged unlawful activities by journalists …

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People, The Guardian, Financial Times, Byline Times, Cele|bitchy, GB News and Press Gazette

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Erin Hill /
People: Prince Harry's Illegal Information Gathering Claim Against The Sun Publishers Set for Trial in January

Caroline Davies /
The Guardian: Prince Harry to continue lawsuit against Sun publisher, high court hears

Financial Times:
Rupert Murdoch's UK news group settles with almost 40 claimants over alleged phone hacking

Brian Cathcart /
Byline Times: Prince Harry's Case Against Rupert Murdoch's UK News Group Looks Likely to Go to Trial

Svar Nanan-Sen /
GB News: Prince Harry's case is ‘still live’ as Duke of Sussex's lawyer provides key update on legal battle

The Guardian:

A judge orders an evidentiary hearing for next week to determine whether the Infowars auction was conducted fairly— Judge to audit if conspiracy theorist's bankruptcy auction was fair, which could delay buying process for satire site — A judge has intervened and ordered a hearing …

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Jessica Schladebeck /
New York Daily News: The Onion's ‘Infowars’ takeover paused while auction process is reviewed

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Judge Halts the Onion's Infowars Takeover to Review Bankruptcy Auction Process

Ann Althouse /
Althouse: “The Onion's Decision to Buy Infowars Started As a Joke/It's their most expensive gag yet.”

Tim Onion /
@bencollins.bsky.social: One specific guy you know isn't taking the news well, so I just wanted to clarify this for everybody. [image]

Allie Griffin /
New York Post: InfoWars' sale to The Onion could be held up in court as Alex Jones rants his site's ‘been hijacked’

David Bauder /
Associated Press: Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That's what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

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New York Times:
The Onion, backed by some Sandy Hook families and Everytown for Gun Safety, buys Infowars in a bankruptcy auction, and plans a January 2025 relaunch as a parody

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@realalexjones, The Onion, WGBA-TV, TVNewsCheck, The Desk, USA Today, Associated Press, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Mock Paper Scissors, Know Your Meme, Regine Cabato on LinkedIn, Poynter, The Independent, @maxwelltani, @oneunderscore__, The Boston Globe, @oneunderscore__, @jaythurbershow@union.place, @sidereal@kolektiva.social, @TheBreadmonkey@beige.party, @colbyhall, @jamesrbuk, @sherman4949, @zimbalist, @brianstelter, @claireatki, @brianstelter, @willguyatt, @sherman4949, @pbump, @oneunderscore__, @theonion, @daithaigilbert, @semaforben, @pkafka, @benmullin, @hadas_gold, FOX 35 Orlando, NPR, Raw Story, ME, San Francisco Chronicle, Haojun S. on LinkedIn, Cele|bitchy, Inside Radio, PCMag, Capital Brief, The Barbed Wire, Vanity Fair, Perez Hilton, TMZ.com, New York Magazine, AV Club, Hollywood Life, Paula Maki on LinkedIn, @nazhamid@mastodon.social, @WeirdWriter@caneandable …, @MicheleV_AK@sfba.social, Inc.com, Alternet.org, Nieman Lab, @lisagetspolitik@union.place, Above the Law, Esquire, Semafor, NBC News, Al Jazeera, David Wyatt on LinkedIn, Lawyers, Guns & Money, New Republic, Le Monde, @everytown@threads.net, @bencollins.bsky.social, Fox Business, Benzinga, To the Contrary, Block Club Chicago, The Present Age, Mediaite, @bencollins.bsky.social, New York Post, Engadget, I guess this is a …, @cyberlyra@hachyderm.io, Mashable, The Ankler, CBS News, @bruno_j_navarro …, Just Jared, OMG.BLOG, @carkner@historians.social, @chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca, @Av8rdan@squawk …, @rufflejax@dice.camp, @johnlogic@sfba.social, @FuckElon@mastodon.social, @RPBook@historians.social, @beecycling@romancelandia.club, @BalooUriza@social.tulsa.ok.us, Newser, Fast Company, Houston Public Media, Fortune, The Information, Laurel Pinson on LinkedIn, The Daily Caller, UPI, Digby's Hullabaloo, Plain Dealer, CNN, Laura Seaton on LinkedIn, One America News Network, Breitbart, @yonetteajoseph@threads.net, Politico, @mick@cosocial.ca, @xtaldave@xtaldave.net, Bloomberg, Mother Jones, Financial Times, The Verge, Washington Examiner, RedState, Boing Boing, Law & Crime, Business Insider, The Hill, HuffPost, The Gateway Pundit, The Guardian, Twin Cities, 6abc, ZeroHedge News, @laurenthomanwrites …, The Hollywood Reporter, Axios, Associated Press, @bencollins.bsky.social, The Wrap, @web_martin@mastodon.social, @vwampage@xoxo.zone, Variety, @bencollins.bsky.social, Status, Rolling Stone, RTÉ, Barrett Media, Daring Fireball, Deadline, WHEC.com, Not the Bee, New York Daily News, Consequence, The National Pulse, Forbes, Daily Kos, Press Herald and Crooks and Liars

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Alex Jones /
@realalexjones: Infowars is being shut down now! [video]

Justin Boggs /
WGBA-TV: The Onion buys Alex Jones' site Infowars at auction

Todd Spangler /
TVNewsCheck: Judge Halts The Onion's Infowars Takeover To Review Bankruptcy Auction Process

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Court intervenes in Infowars acquisition by The Onion

Will Carless /
USA Today: Trump defense pick says he was pulled from inauguration duty for ‘extremist’ tattoo

Dave Collins /
Associated Press: Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing

Megan Garber /
The Atlantic: The Onion's Most Trenchant Headline

Adam Downer /
Know Your Meme: The Onion Buys Alex Jones' Infowars, Plans To Make It A Channel Satirizing Conspiracy Grifters

Regine Cabato /
Regine Cabato on LinkedIn: After a devastating week for journalism, I can't stop cackling with delight at this rare surprise win: The Onion bought out Alex Jones' Infowars …

Alex Woodward /
The Independent: Bankruptcy judge could pump the brakes on The Onion's purchase of InfoWars

Aidan Ryan /
The Boston Globe: The Onion's purchase of Infowars is a grand comedic gesture, with a wise guy from Massachusetts at the helm @oneunderscore__: Hello! The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars. We're planning on making a very stupid website. We've retained some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull it off. I can't wait to show you what we cooked up. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Jay Thurber Show /
@jaythurbershow@union.place: https://theonion.com/... InfoWars has distinguished itself as an invaluable tool for brainwashing and controlling the masses ... They are a true unicorn, capable of simultaneously inspiring public support for billionaires and stoking outrage at an inept federal state that can assassinate JFK but can't even put a man on the Moon. @sidereal@kolektiva.social: The Onion buying Infowars is the greatest possible outcome for everyone involved — https://theonion.com/... “Founded in 1999 on the heels of the Satanic “panic” and growing steadily ever since, InfoWars has distinguished itself as an invaluable tool for brainwashing and controlling the masses. …

Colby Hall /
@colbyhall: Public Service Announcement: Bryce P. Tetraender, CEO of The Onion's so-called parent company, Global Tetrahendra, is not real. People are missing the intended satire of a story rooted in the massacre of 21 innocent lives, many of whom were 6 years old. Enormous fail by

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: The absolute best bit The Onion could do with this would be to continue the output entirely unchanged, but with a tiny satire tag somewhere.

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: I'm deeply worried that buying the Infowars brand will damage The Onion's commitment to in-depth, fact-checked reported journalism.

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: For those asking, yes, I had this on my 2024 Bingo Card.

Michael Zimbalist /
@zimbalist: This is a great outcome!

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: CNN's @Hadas_Gold was the first to report that The Onion was in the mix as a potential bidder for Infowars. Here's her full story about this 🤯 outcome https://www.cnn.com/...

Claire Atkinson /
@claireatki: The best revenge! Congrats Ben. [image]

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Quoting the press release: “The Onion's goal with the acquisition is to end Infowars' relentless barrage of disinformation for the sake of selling supplements and replace it with The Onion's relentless barrage of humor for good.”

Will Guyatt /
@willguyatt: What a satisfying end to a terrible website.

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Not The Onion. Wait, Yes The Onion.

Philip Bump /
@pbump: Absolutely legendary. https://x.com/... @theonion: Via our parent company @GlobTetrahedron CEO @BryceTetraeder: https://theonion.com/... [image]

David Gilbert /
@daithaigilbert: Congrats to @oneunderscore__ on buying Alex Jones' InfoWars. Looking forward to seeing what supplements they are going to be selling.... [image]

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Oliver Darcy: “The Onion has successfully acquired Infowars. The satirical news outlet purchased Alex Jones' right-wing conspiracy empire at a court-ordered auction.” https://www.status.news/...

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: scoop: in an insane twist, The Onion has acquired Infowars in a bankruptcy auction. They're planning to relaunch the site next year with a new sponsor: Everytown for Gun Safety https://www.nytimes.com/...

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: BREAKING: THE ONION backed by some of the Sandy Hook families and in a special deal with Everytown for Gun Safety has acquired INFOWARS story coming

Fox Tv /
FOX 35 Orlando: The Onion acquires Alex Jones' Infowars with support from Sandy Hook families

Tovia Smith /
NPR: The Onion wins auction for Alex Jones' media company

Matthew Chapman /
Raw Story: ‘Karmic Justice’: The Onion's owner takes victory lap after acquiring Infowars

Evanier /
ME: Just Had To Say... I think it's hilarious that the folks who run The Onion may have bought …

St. John Barned-Smith /
San Francisco Chronicle: Who is S.F. tech exec Jeff Lawson, owner of the Onion and now Infowars?

Haojun S. /
Haojun S. on LinkedIn: Owner of The Onion now owns InfoWars. Brilliant! — Here's his menacingly hilarious statement on why they did it. …

Daniel Anstandig /
Inside Radio: No Joke: ‘The Onion’ Purchases Infowars Assets.

Emily Dreibelbis Forlini /
PCMag: The Onion Wins Infowars Auction, Will Turn Misinformation Hub Into Parody Site

Jeff Rotkoff /
The Barbed Wire: We're Fucking Delighted The Onion Bought Infowars

Elisabeth McGowan /
Hollywood Life: Alex Jones' Net Worth: How Much Money the ‘Infowars’ Creator Has Now

Paula Maki /
Paula Maki on LinkedIn: Welcome to the neo-misinformation era. Information so fake it's true. Check mate 🧅

Naz /
@nazhamid@mastodon.social: I can get behind this kind of acquisition. — https://theonion.com/...

Robert Kingett /
@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social: if I were the onion, I would immediately turn this loose on the community, minorities, and say, make your own satire website, and we will help you promote it under our brand! This is just amazing! Satire slinger The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families | … @MicheleV_AK@sfba.social: For some utterly pleasant news, The Onion was the top bidder and bought Infowars. I LOVE IT!! #GoodNews — https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Bruce Crumley /
Inc.com: Not a Joke: The Onion Buys Up Alex Jones's Infowars Site

Carl Gibson /
Alternet.org: How Sandy Hook families got the last laugh in legal battle with Alex Jones

Joshua Benton /
Nieman Lab: The Onion adds a new layer, buying Alex Jones' Infowars and turning it into a parody of itself @lisagetspolitik@union.place: This brings me joy. — More of this, please. — #Satire — #TheOnion — #USPol — https://apnews.com/...

Liz Dye /
Above the Law: The Onion Peels Infowars

Charles P. Pierce /
Esquire: Congrats To ‘The Onion’, Which Bought Vile Misinformation Site ‘Infowars’ Out Of Bankruptcy

Tom Chivers /
Semafor: The Onion buys Infowars at bankruptcy auction

David Wyatt /
David Wyatt on LinkedIn: A master stroke. — Via the The New York Times: “The Onion, a satirical publication that skewers newsmakers and current events …

Scott Lemieux /
Lawyers, Guns & Money: Actually the Onion — We will return to the decline and fall of the American republic shortly …

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling /
New Republic: Alex Jones Is Having a Total Meltdown Over The Onion Buying Infowars Le Monde: Satirical US site The Onion buys Infowars with the backing of Sandy Hook victims' families

Tim Onion /
@bencollins.bsky.social: Also, part of the reason we did bought InfoWars is because people on Bluesky told us it would be funny to buy InfoWars. And those people were right. This is the funniest thing that has ever happened.

Anthony Noto /
Benzinga: Joke's On Jones: Onion, Backed By Families Of Sandy Hook Victims, Buys Info Wars

Charlie Sykes /
To the Contrary: They Broke it. They Bought It. — “Are you shitting me? No.” Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) …

Clint Worthington /
Block Club Chicago: The Onion Buys Alex Jones' InfoWars As ‘A Hilarious Joke’

Parker Molloy /
The Present Age: The Onion Now Owns Infowars, Because Reality's Ridiculousness Finally Outpaced Satire

Zachary Leeman /
Mediaite: Colby Hall Says Alex Jones's ‘Days In the Sun Are Probably Ending,’ But Don't Expect Him To Go Away: ‘Hucksters Hustle’

Tim Onion /
@bencollins.bsky.social: I would like to reiterate: We own everything. The broadcasting equipment, the supplements, the intellectual property for Brain Force Plus. We are still trying to figure out what to do with it.

Will Shanklin /
Engadget: In an outcome beyond parody, a bankruptcy judge puts The Onion's Infowars purchase on hold I guess this is a political blog now: The Onion has won the bid for Infowars' assets | CNN Business — Finally, some good fucking news! …

Janet Vertesi /
@cyberlyra@hachyderm.io: As in many other totalitarian states through history and today, The Onion is stepping in to be a bastion of relaying underlying truths in an oligarch-controlled media sphere, wielding elliptical commentary, satire and absurdities that shine light on the outrageous and distortionary tactics of the mirror world. …

Tim Marcin /
Mashable: Yes, The Onion really bought Alex Jones' InfoWars

Sean McNulty /
The Ankler: ☀️DISNEY Price Hikes, Movies Save Linear TV Melt

Bruno J. Navarro /
@bruno_j_navarro@mastodon.social: The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones's Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax. — https://apnews.com/... Just Jared: The Onion Picks Up Alex Jones' Bankrupt Infowars, Reveals Plans to Relaunch Site With New Vision

Igor /
OMG.BLOG: OMG, The Onion buys InfoWars

Daniel Carkner /
@carkner@historians.social: They knew we needed a smile this week😏 — https://apnews.com/... #infowars #TheOnion

Chris Alemany /
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca: A glimmer of hope and justice in the darkness. I hope the parents of the murdered children of Sandy Hook feel some well deserved satisfaction after being forced to fight with this ghoul and his acolytes for so long. — #alexjones #infowars #sandyhook #altright #hate — https://apnews.com/... @Av8rdan@squawk.mytransponder.com: I mean really, who could even make this stuff up? — This apparently is not satire: — Via AP: — “Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families” — I cannot wrap my head around this so early in my day without sufficient coffee. … @rufflejax@dice.camp: screaming crying throwing up — THERE IS SOME JUSTICE IN THE WORLD AND IT NECESSARILY COMES WITH A SENSE OF EMPATHY AND HUMOR — https://apnews.com/...

John Carlsen /
@johnlogic@sfba.social: “Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families” — By DAVE COLLINS — Updated 6:34 AM PST, November 14, 2024 — https://apnews.com/... #AlexJones owned by #TheOnion and #SandyHook families @FuckElon@mastodon.social: It is official. We are in a fucking simulation, ran by The Onion. — https://apnews.com/... #politics #news #AlexJones #InfoWars #WTF #GunControl

Russell Phillips /
@RPBook@historians.social: I'm really not sure that we deserve #TheOnion, but by the gods, I love them. — https://apnews.com/... #AlexJones #Infowars @beecycling@romancelandia.club: In hilarious news, The Onion has bought Infowars and all its assets in the bankruptcy sale of Alex Jones' assets to pay off his $1 billion fines. This includes the website, the social media accounts, a studio, all its trademarks, and its video archive. … @BalooUriza@social.tulsa.ok.us: This honestly couldn't have had a better buyer. — https://apnews.com/... #NotTheOnion #TheOnion #AlexJones #InfoWars #FuckAroundFindOut

Polly Davis Doig /
Newser: The Onion Just Bought Alex Jones' Infowars

Joe Berkowitz /
Fast Company: ‘The Onion’ buys Alex Jones's ‘Infowars’—and it's already having fun with the purchase

Andrew Weber /
Houston Public Media: The Onion buys Infowars at Alex Jones' bankruptcy auction. No, seriously.

Laurel Pinson /
Laurel Pinson on LinkedIn: Wow, this is absolutely brilliant. — {slow clap} — Talk about shifting the narrative! Genius-tier acquisition from the Onion team 👏 …

Nicole Silverio /
The Daily Caller: ‘The Onion’ Buys Alex Jones' Infowars Network

Doug Cunningham /
UPI: Satire publication The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction

Tom Sullivan /
Digby's Hullabaloo: Onionized — Alex Jones found out — NBC News: — The Onion, the satirical news company …

Hadas Gold /
CNN: The Onion wins bidding for InfoWars assets

Laura Seaton /
Laura Seaton on LinkedIn: 🚨This is NOT a joke. The Onion buys Infowars out of bankruptcy. — Really looking forward to seeing what the champion of satire does with the platform. …

James Meyers /
One America News Network: The Onion Purchases Infowars At Auction With Support From Sandy Hook Families

Simon Kent /
Breitbart: The Onion Buys Alex Jones' Infowars at Auction with Backing from Sandy Hook Families

Yonette Joseph /
@yonetteajoseph@threads.net: The Onion said that the bid was sanctioned by the families of the victims of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, who in 2022 won a $1.4 billion defamation lawsuit against Alex Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems. …

Irie Sentner /
Politico: Bad day for Alex Jones as The Onion buys Infowars

Mick /
@mick@cosocial.ca: “Through it all, InfoWars has shown an unswerving commitment to manufacturing anger and radicalizing the most vulnerable members of society—values that resonate deeply with all of us at Global Tetrahedron.” — #TheOnion #NotTheOnion — https://theonion.com/... @xtaldave@xtaldave.net: Amazing. — Satire slinger The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families. — Apparently it is going to become a pro gun safety spoof of it's former self. — #TheOnion #Infowars — https://apnews.com/...

Daniel Thomas /
Financial Times: The Onion to acquire InfoWars from bankruptcy

Emma Roth /
The Verge: The Onion just bought Infowars

Teri Christoph /
RedState: WHOA: The Onion, Aided by Sandy Hook Parents, Has Bought Infowars; Alex Jones Reacts

Rob Beschizza /
Boing Boing: The Onion nabs Infowars in bankruptcy auction, plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’

Jerry Lambe /
Law & Crime: Alex Jones promises ‘injunctions’ after The Onion wins auction to buy Infowars with help of Sandy Hook families

Grace Eliza Goodwin /
Business Insider: The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars — and that's not a joke

Lauren Irwin /
The Hill: The Onion buys Alex Jones's Infowars at auction

Cassandra MacDonald /
The Gateway Pundit: BREAKING: The Onion Purchases InfoWars at Auction, Plans to Turn it Into Satirical Version of Iconic Brand

Anna Betts /
The Guardian: The Onion buys conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’ Twin Cities:

Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing

Aaron Katersky /
6abc: Satire news site The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families

Lauren Thoman /
@laurenthomanwrites@threads.net: Okay so I know @theonion said they're going to shutter Infowars and turn it into a humor site but WHAT IF they just kept the branding exactly the same but just started putting out actual real news instead of misinformation and conspiracy theories so that Infowars fans who didn't realize the change had happened would accidentally start hearing some actual facts?

Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: The Onion Buys Alex Jones' Infowars With Plans to Make It a “Cosmic Joke”

Tim Baysinger /
Axios: The Onion acquires Alex Jones' Infowars

Tim Onion /
@bencollins.bsky.social: I am hearing word that Alex Jones, in true Alex Jones fashion, is reading the press release from our fictitious CEO as fact.

Martin Weber /
@web_martin@mastodon.social: Congrats. What a stunt. (Free to read) #theonion https://www.nytimes.com/...

Todd Spangler /
Variety: The Onion Buys Infowars in Bankruptcy Auction

Tim Onion /
@bencollins.bsky.social: You better fucking subscribe to The Onion. This is the kind of thing we will do with your money. — It allowed us to buy InfoWars. Now help us staff it. — membership.theonion.com

Tim Onion /
@bencollins.bsky.social: Hi everyone. — The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars. — We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website. — We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off. — I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.

Oliver Darcy /
Status: Not Satire: The Onion acquires Infowars

Nikki McCann Ramirez /
Rolling Stone: The Onion Just Bought Infowars — and Alex Jones Is Pissed WHEC.com: Bankruptcy judge orders hearing on Infowars sale to satirical site The Onion after Alex Jones challenges auction

Muri Assunção /
New York Daily News: The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars auction, backed by Sandy Hook victims

Jack Montgomery /
The National Pulse: Satire Site The Onion Purchases Alex Jones's Infowars.

Dave Collins /
Press Herald: The Onion, Sandy Hook families team up to win Alex Jones' Infowars at auction

NPR:

Trump says he'll appoint his campaign communications director, Steven Cheung, as White House communications director; Cheung is a former spokesperson for UFC— Pugilistic Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung is heading to the White House to be communications director, the president-elect announced on Friday.

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Raquel ‘Rocky’ Harris /
The Wrap: Trump Selects Steven Cheung as His White House Communications Director

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PRWeek: Trump selects Steven Cheung as White House comms director

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CNN: Trump picks top campaign spokesman Steven Cheung to be his White House communications director

WHEC.com:
Trump builds White House staff with Cheung as communications director and Gor as personnel director

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The Hill: Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung to serve as White House communications director

The Verge:

Bluesky says it has “no intention” of taking user content to train AI tools, ahead of X implementing new terms of service that let it train AI on user content— ‘We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.’

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TechCrunch, The Wrap, PCMag, Digital Trends, @azarynn.etheirys.social, @ralanr.bsky.social, @dannymacfinn.bsky.social, @mario-y.bsky.social, @grezydragonlady.bsky.social, @johnny2tehb.bsky.social, @ficmenhitdiff.bsky.social, @xett.bsky.social, @00valcho.bsky.social, @jeffmiracola.bsky.social, @bluesilverwind.bsky.social, @kimchithecat.bsky.social, @ryandenton81.bsky.social, @crvscience.bsky.social, @p1ombo.bsky.social, @bsky.app, @tehninini.bsky.social, @daveys-gaming.bsky.social, @bsky.app, @hikatamika.com, Business Insider and BGR, more at Techmeme »

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Aisha Malik /
TechCrunch: Unlike X, Bluesky says it won't train AI on your posts

Andrew Tarantola /
Digital Trends: Bluesky has ‘no intention’ to train generative AI on user content @dannymacfinn.bsky.social: This is important. I know this is kinda like preaching to the choir on this site but the evils and harm done by genAI is massive, and it doesn't just affect artists. It affects everyone negatively. Keep on ceaselessly fighting against this blight. [embedded post]

Mario Yuwono /
@mario-y.bsky.social: That's good to hear. While my twitter account's still up, I've been using Bluesky as my primary platform lately and I've been digging it. [embedded post] @grezydragonlady.bsky.social: This is especially good to hear knowing that today is the day Twitter puts their mandatory AI training into effect (alongside the new and unimproved block feature). — Happy to be here and I hope for these blue skies to stay nice and clear for everyone — 💙🦋 [embedded post]

Johnny /
@johnny2tehb.bsky.social: i feel sorry for grok.... living by my waffling. — i imagine a.i is gonna be shit-hot at shitposting. [embedded post] @ficmenhitdiff.bsky.social: Kinda goes without saying, but you should continue to use things like Glaze, Nightshade, or add AI disruptors on your art wherever you post. Bluesky is just giving the guarantee that they *specifically* will not use art posted here for AI training (which is a very good thing, and obvs better than X) [embedded post] @00valcho.bsky.social: this is genuinely wonderful to hear, given how many social media platforms (and even art ones) will fold at the mention of ai, it's refreshing to see a big upcoming platform like this is against it 🙏 — i think it'd be wonderful if they could ensure our work can't be fed into other+ [embedded post]

Jeff Miracola /
@jeffmiracola.bsky.social: I commend Bluesky for making this statement and I truly hope their stance never changes. We creators are tired of leaping around from platform to platform after having our work used to train their AI. [embedded post]

Rose Lothbrok /
@bluesilverwind.bsky.social: Finally an app that listens?? [embedded post]

Ryan Denton /
@ryandenton81.bsky.social: I feel like I'm back in the old Twitter... circa 2010. And I am digging it. [embedded post] @crvscience.bsky.social: In Neal Stephenson's book “Fall, or Dodge in Hell”, he describes a type of AI bot called APES. APES appear as humans, but post nonsense in every direction. Good, bad, mild, extreme. They dilute the old internet, becoming meaningless. Their purpose: Destroy it so a new net can be born. … @p1ombo.bsky.social: Still warming up to the idea, but feeling a more confident in the prospect of posting my artwork here after this. [embedded post] @bsky.app: A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so. @tehninini.bsky.social: Personally, even though I don't consider myself a prolific creator or artist (more like a hobbyist), it is relieving to see this made clear for everyone. [embedded post]

Davey /
@daveys-gaming.bsky.social: I am pretty new around here and have had a great time so far. — And then Bluesky does something shocking and makes user centric, transparent and smart decisions regarding their business practices. — I could really get used to such a company. It's refreshingly awesome. [embedded post]

@bsky.app:
Bluesky uses AI internally to assist in content moderation, which helps us triage posts and shield human moderators from harmful content. We also use AI in the Discover algorithmic feed to serve you posts that we think you'd like. — None of these are Gen AI systems trained on user content. @hikatamika.com: Also, [upside-down peace sign dog picture] — Instagram, Threads, and X all train for their 1st-party gen AIs so scramble outta there if you can afford to. [embedded post]

Jordan Hart /
Business Insider: Bluesky, a competitor to Elon Musk's X, appears to be down after shooting to the top of the App Store

New York Times:

The NYT's lawsuit against the European Commission, meant to establish whether text messages qualify as documents subject to transparency laws, opens— The news outlet is pushing the Commission to release text messages between the E.U.'s top official and Pfizer as they negotiated a Covid-19 vaccine contract.

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Press Gazette:

An interview with Telegraph Director of Technology Dylan Jacques on the goal of launching 12 significant uses of AI in the newsroom over 12 months— The Telegraph set out in March to launch 12 significant uses of AI in its newsroom over 12 months. — The tools include newsroom workflow aides …

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TVNewsCheck: What Should Journalists Do When Facts Don't Matter?

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:

Apple removes RFE/RL's Svoboda app from the Russian App Store at the demand of Roskomnadzor; Apple also removed recent podcasts by Ekho Moskvy and others— U.S. technology giant Apple has notified RFE/RL that it has removed another of its apps following a request from Russia's media regulator, Roskomnadzor.

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William Gallagher /
AppleInsider: Apple pulls US-funded Radio Free Europe app from Russia

Glyn Moody /
@glynmoody@mastodon.social: #Apple Removes Another #RFE/RL App At Request Of Russian Regulator - https://www.rferl.org/... “The newly removed RFE/RL app is that of the Russian Service, which in turn hosts the websites of its regional projects Siberia.Realities and North.Realities.” #russia #censorship

Voice of America:

Reporters Without Borders sues X in France for “complicity in disseminating false information”, after X failed to block a fake video with RSF's logo— The press freedom group Reporters Without Borders on Thursday announced that it is suing the social media company X, accusing it of spreading disinformation.

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Engadget, Politico, Reporters Without Borders, TVNewsCheck, @shayne.bsky.social, @digiphile.bsky.social and Al Jazeera

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Engadget: Reporters Without Borders says it's pressing charges against X

Mathieu Pollet /
Politico: Europe's press goes after Musk's X Reporters Without Borders: The Guardian and La Vanguardia's departure from X is a wake-up call for legislators

Liam Scott /
TVNewsCheck: Reporters Without Borders Sues X

Alexander Howard /