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The Guardian:

Guardian Media Group announces talks to sell The Observer, acquired in 1993, to Tortoise Media, which would invest £25M in The Observer over the next five years— Guardian Media Group announces it is in negotiations with Tortoise Media over world's oldest Sunday newspaper
Discussion: Tortoise, Sky News, @jamesrbuk, @martinsfp@threads.net, Axios, London Evening Standard, Reuters, @charlesarthur, @hadleyfreeman, The Media Leader, @jamesrbuk, Sky News on YouTube, @meiriontweets, The Times, @markkleinmansky, New York Times, Irish Independent, Bloomberg, @psythor, @josiahmortimer, Financial Times, @robertlargan and Douglas McCabe on LinkedIn

Discussion:

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: The Scott Trust has a specific duty to protect the *Guardian* in perpetuity. It used to own Manchester Evening News, AutoTrader and others. Observer now the last one. It's an obvious potential source of tension when one title is by mandate raised above others. @martinsfp@threads.net: Whaaaaaaat?! This is wild. Guardian Media Group is in talks to sell The Observer, an institution among British newspapers, to news startup Tortoise Media.

Sara Fischer /
Axios: The Guardian in talks to sell The Observer

Anna Wise /
London Evening Standard: Guardian Media Group in talks to sell Observer newspaper to Tortoise Media

Charles Arthur /
@charlesarthur: Two ways this could go: Tortoise buys Obs, struggles to make the paper version worth it, whole lot gets folded back into Guardian Media Group; or Tortoise buys Obs which sputters out as a physical product and the journalists work for Tortoise as a digital product.

Hadley Freeman /
@hadleyfreeman: Shocking. The Obs is an invaluable part of The Guardian brand - Nigel Slater, OFM, fantastic arts and political coverage.... This wd be such a loss to The G. Sending love to all Obs writers and editors who I'm sure are feeling extremely anxious now thru no fault of their own xxx

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: Wow. The Obs is a very different paper from the Guardian, but has always suffered online from not having its own distinct identity. This could be a real opportunity for it - but is a fairly huge shift.

Meirion Jones /
@meiriontweets: If the @guardian is selling Observer to @tortoise does this bring forward decision to stop print edition of Guardian leaving 7-day online presence?

Mark Kleinman /
@markkleinmansky: EXCLUSIVE: Staff on The Observer are being briefed now on talks to sell the 233 year-old Sunday newspaper to Tortoise Media, which was founded by former Times editor James Harding in 2019 and which is promising to invest £25m in the title over five years. https://news.sky.com/...

Mark Kleinman /
@markkleinmansky: EXCLUSIVE: Guardian Media Group is in exclusive talks to sell The Observer, the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, to Tortoise Media, a news start-up founded five years ago, in a deal which would further reshape the British national newspaper market. Full story on @SkyNews soon.

Michael J. de la Merced /
New York Times: The Guardian in Talks to Sell U.K.'s Oldest Sunday Newspaper to Digital Start-Up

Anna Wise /
Irish Independent: Guardian Media Group in talks to sell Observer newspaper to Tortoise Media

James O'Malley /
@psythor: So... are they just not going to update the Guardian website on a Sunday?

Josiah Mortimer /
@josiahmortimer: Speaking as an Observer subscriber (obvs), & someone who likes Tortoise, I am very intrigued to see how this works and what might change I imagine many of the Observer's current buyers are off the back of the (massive) Guardian news site, and Guardian/Obvs joint subs packages...

Robert Largan /
@robertlargan: Another takeover by a shell company.

Douglas McCabe /
Douglas McCabe on LinkedIn: Tough company accounts for the Guardian, with challenges in the advertising market and in US expansion. …

RELATED:

Press Gazette:
The Guardian reports revenue down 2.5% YoY to £257.8M for the year to March 31, 2024, ad revenue down 13% to £62.2M, and digital reader revenue up 8% to £88.2M

Discussion:
Charlotte Tobitt on LinkedIn and The Guardian

Discussion:

Charlotte Tobitt /
Charlotte Tobitt on LinkedIn: A marmalade dropper today: Guardian Media Group was not looking to sell The Observer but received an offer that was too significant to ignore from Tortoise Media. …

The Verge:

Snapchat gets a redesign that pares down five tabs to three, including a new unified For You feed of full-screen videos from publishers and creators— Snapchat is undergoing its biggest redesign in years by simplifying from five to three tabs: one for messages and Stories with friends …

Discussion:
The Hollywood Reporter, The Information, Axios, Engadget, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Tubefilter, 9to5Mac and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Sara Fischer /
Axios: Snap debuts operating system for AR glasses

Karissa Bell /
Engadget: Snap is redesigning Snapchat and adding new AI powers

Maxwell Zeff /
TechCrunch: Snapchat tests ‘simple’ version of the app without Snap Map or Stories tab

Abner Li /
9to5Google: Fitbit app redesigns Heart Rate stats page

Ryan Christoffel /
9to5Mac: Snapchat is getting redesigned, plus new AI lens displays an old-aged you

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TechCrunch:
Snap debuts a tool that lets select creators generate AI videos from text prompts and, soon, from image prompts, powered by Snap's own foundation video models

Discussion:
Business Insider and TVNewsCheck, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Shriya Bhattacharya /
Business Insider: Snapchat unveils new features to recruit more creators and land them paid brand deals

Variety:

Five contestants in Beast Games sue MrBeast and Amazon, claiming unpaid wages, emotional distress, the production failed to prevent sexual harassment, and more— Lawsuit on behalf of five unnamed participants seeks class-action status — A class-action lawsuit against YouTube star MrBeast …

Discussion:
The Wrap, Superior Court, State of California and Rolling Stone

Discussion:

JD Knapp /
The Wrap: ‘Beast Games’ Contestants Sue MrBeast, Amazon for Sexual Harassment, Emotional Distress and Widespread Business Negligence

New York Times:

Instagram unveils Teen Accounts, a sweeping update to boost privacy and limit intrusive effects for under-18 users, including making accounts private by default— The app, which is popular with teenagers, introduced new settings and features aimed at addressing inappropriate online contact and content …

Discussion:
The Wrap, Meta, Washington Post, TechCrunch, @mosseri@threads.net, ABC News, TTC Labs, AV Club, Plain Dealer, Australian Financial Review, New York Times, @_andyburrows, Telegraph, Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Yahoo News, KFF Health News, Platformer, Business Insider, Washington Post, Chris Griffith on LinkedIn, The Independent, Fast Company, The Information, New York Post, @metanewsroom, The Sun, @zamaan_qureshi, @ttp_updates, @zuck@threads.net, @mollyroseorg, Financial Times, Metro.co.uk, @ttp_updates, @katienotopoulos@threads.net, TheJournal.ie, Tracy Chou on LinkedIn, The Atlantic, Rob Lalka on LinkedIn, @ttp_updates, New York Daily News, London Evening Standard, Daily Mail, Engadget, @naominixwrites@threads.net, The Guardian, @naominixwrites@threads.net, BBC, @sarafischer, Axios, Android Central, NBC News, @crumbler@threads.net, Le Monde.fr, The i Paper, @zsk, RTÉ, The Verge and London Evening Standard, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: Instagram Adds Privacy Restrictions for Teen Accounts to Give Parents ‘Peace of Mind’ Meta: Introducing Instagram Teen Accounts: Built-In Protections for Teens, Peace of Mind for Parents

Tatum Hunter /
Washington Post: How to set up monitored ‘teen accounts’ on Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat

Adam Mosseri /
@mosseri@threads.net: We're introducing Teen Accounts to give teens automatic safe protections and parents more peace of mind. Designed based on parents' biggest concerns, Teen Accounts will automatically apply our strictest settings around who can contact teens and the content they see. …

Katie Kindelan /
ABC News: Instagram introduces mandatory ‘Teen Accounts’ with built-in limits, parental controls

Mary Kate Carr /
AV Club: Instagram to test youth ingenuity with new restrictions on teens

Molly Walsh /
Plain Dealer: Instagram, Meta to restrict teenagers' use with automatic private accounts

Sam Buckingham-Jones /
Australian Financial Review: Meta gives parents power to block their teenagers from using Instagram

Natasha Singer /
New York Times: Instagram's New ‘Teen Accounts’: What Parents and Kids Need to Know

Andy Burrows /
@_andyburrows: Instagram's announcement is another PR-driven attempt to get ahead of what regulation will soon require - & while welcome, with no upfront age assurance & lots of previously announced measures is far less than the sum of its parts ⁦@mollyroseorg⁩ https://www.bbc.com/...

Matthew Field /
Telegraph: Instagram to let parents see who their children are messaging

Emilia Kettle /
Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Instagram makes huge change as it launches new default parental control

Julie Jargon /
Wall Street Journal: Instagram Is Restricting Teen Accounts—and Blocking Sneaky Workarounds

Casey Newton /
Platformer: Instagram makes teen accounts private by default

Katie Notopoulos /
Business Insider: Instagram is rolling out Teen Accounts by default. It's about time.

Chris Griffith /
Chris Griffith on LinkedIn: Massive news of sweeping changes by Instagram to introduce restrictions for users under 18 years old. 1. their accounts will be private by default so that only their followers will see their posts; 2. …

Andrew Griffin /
The Independent: Instagram launches huge changes to young people's accounts after claims it is not safe

Issie Lapowsky /
Fast Company: Instagram launches ‘teen accounts’ as child safety laws loom

Paris Martineau /
The Information: Instagram Debuts ‘Teen Accounts’ To Quell Child Safety Concerns

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: Instagram revamps safety features for teens as congressional pressure mounts — here's all the changes social media giant is making @metanewsroom: We're introducing @instagram Teen Accounts to automatically place teens in built-in protections and reassure parents that teens are having safe experiences. https://about.fb.com/...

Jamie Harris /
The Sun: Instagram makes major change to tens of millions of accounts with content and messaging restrictions

Zamaan Qureshi /
@zamaan_qureshi: On the eve of a crucial House markup, Instagram decided to implement baseline safeguards it should've undertaken a decade ago. Timing of this is nothing but convenient. We cannot keep waiting for these companies' better angels to decide to act, we need laws that compel them to. [image] @ttp_updates: Once again, Meta has proven it will only build safety features when lawmakers threaten it with serious regulation. Mark Zuckerberg has spent years shutting down the policy changes that Instagram just launched. [image]

Mark Zuckerberg /
@zuck@threads.net: We're introducing Instagram Teen Accounts, so teens get built-in protections that limit who they're messaging and what content they see. These are big changes to give parents confidence their teens are having safe experiences online. @mollyroseorg: Transparency, as ever is required if civil society is to judge effectiveness. https://mollyrosefoundation.org/ ...

Hannah Murphy /
Financial Times: Instagram to make teenagers' profiles private by default

Jen Mills /
Metro.co.uk: Instagram launches default parental control for under-16s - how does it work?

@ttp_updates:
Unfortunately, these safety features fall incredibly short, and there's no way to verify if they work. Meta still has no plans to allow independent researchers to actually study its platforms, beyond a very limited partnership with the Center for Open Science. [image]

Katie Notopoulos /
@katienotopoulos@threads.net: Instagram is turning accounts for teens into “Teen Accounts”, which have the strictest settings by default (no strangers messaging them, no sensitive content suggested, etc). This comes after Nick Clegg just said that they knows that parents simply don't use the parental controls — they're effectively turning them on by default now. …

Lauren Boland /
TheJournal.ie: Teenagers on Instagram to have automatic restrictions applied under new ‘Teen Accounts’

Tracy Chou /
Tracy Chou on LinkedIn: Big news in the online safety world: Instagram has announced a swath of changes to improve teen safety and wellness on the app …

Kaitlyn Tiffany /
The Atlantic: The Biggest Change to Instagram in Years

Rob Lalka /
Rob Lalka on LinkedIn: This is the type of corporate responsibility that's decades overdue. Hope that it's just the start. …

@ttp_updates:
Participating researchers must play by Meta's rules. Researchers will be unable to conduct in-platform surveys like Arturo Bejar's Bad Emotional Experience Feedback (BEEF) questionnaire, which revealed widespread child safety risks on Instagram. https://thehill.com/...

Muri Assunção /
New York Daily News: Instagram launches ‘teen accounts’ dramatically limiting young users' use

Saqib Shah /
London Evening Standard: What are Instagram teen accounts? Meta to shield youths with strict rules and sleep curfew

Wiliam Hunter /
Daily Mail: Instagram introduces stricter rules for teenage users as the Meta-owned app launches new policy for under-16s

Karissa Bell /
Engadget: Instagram ‘teen accounts’ with parental controls will be mandatory for kids under 16

Naomi Nix /
@naominixwrites@threads.net: So Instagram launched new “teen accounts” with stricter safety defaults for younger users. The company is forcing 13-16 year olds to enable parental supervision if they want to change their initial settings. There are plenty of unanswered questions about how this is going or not going to work out: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Naomi Nix /
@naominixwrites@threads.net: Will this reliably prompt more parents to supervise their teens' experiences on Instagram? Remember, social media apps — including Instagram — have had historically poor adoption rates for parental control tools. For Instagram it's been in the single digits, as we reported back in January. …

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: NEW: @instagram is overhauling teen accounts with sweeping privacy, age-verification changes — Worldwide, over 100 million accounts will likely be impacted — My interview with Instagram head @adammosseri below for @axios https://www.axios.com/...

Sara Fischer /
Axios: Instagram overhauls teen accounts with sweeping privacy, age-verification changes

Angela Yang /
NBC News: Instagram to automatically put teens into private accounts with increased restrictions and parental controls

Casey Newton /
@crumbler@threads.net: Instagram is making teen accounts private by default. It's a sea change in the conversation about child safety on social networks — but it may not stop the wave of legislation that seeks to push things even further. https://www.platformer.news/ ...

Morgane Tual /
Le Monde.fr: Meta launches ‘teen accounts’ for minors on Instagram

Christian Oliver /
The i Paper: What are Instagram Teen Accounts? Changes to social media platform for under-16s

Zoe Kleinman /
@zsk: Instagram already claims to have more than 50 tools aimed at keeping teenagers safe on its platform - and today it is introducing even more. It's not unreasonable to question why despite this large number of protections, young people are still exposed to harmful content on the

Brian O'Donovan /
RTÉ: Instagram launches new ‘teen accounts’ for younger users

Emma Roth /
The Verge: Instagram is putting every teen into a more private and restrictive new account

Martyn Landi /
London Evening Standard: Instagram launches parental control for under-16 accounts by default

Washington Post:

A look at the growth of fashion and shopping on Substack, including coverage of New York Fashion Week and Substack's plans for a Paris Fashion Week event— The newsletter platform has become a place to discuss, offer advice on and celebrate shopping — and make a lot of money doing so.

Discussion:
Christina Loff on LinkedIn and Marc Bridge on LinkedIn

Discussion:

Christina Loff /
Christina Loff on LinkedIn: Great piece by Rachel Seville Tashjian in The Washington Post highlighting the vibrant fashion community on Substack. …

New York Times:

Sources: Air Mail, founded in 2019 by Graydon Carter, hires investment bank Raine Group to explore a sale; talks with Standard Investments are no longer active— The company, founded in 2019, is known for its weekend newsletter of deeply reported features, travel recommendations and shopping tips.

Discussion:
@mediaevan

The Guardian:

Australia's ABC removes a 2022 video of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, admitting it was “incorrectly edited” after accusations ABC had added gunshot sounds— News director Justin Stevens confirms in Melbourne Press Club speech broadcaster has removed the clip and is ‘looking into how this happened’

Discussion:
Mumbrella, @3awneilmitchell, @hestonrussell, dailytelegraph, @benfordhamlive, @hestonrussell, @joneshowdareyou, @7newsmelbourne, @sophieelsworth, @hestonrussell, 7 News Spotlight on YouTube, @meadea, @hestonrussell, @7newsadelaide, @mattjcan, Sky News Australia on YouTube, theaustralian, 7NEWS, Herald Sun, Sky News Australia on YouTube, news.com.au, Daily Mail, theaustralian, Daily Mail, theaustralian, dailytelegraph, 7NEWS and Sydney Morning Herald

Discussion:

Nathan Jolly /
Mumbrella: ABC news director blasts ‘increasingly toxic media environment where media businesses attack each other’

Neil Mitchell /
@3awneilmitchell: These allegations of the ABC doctoring Afghanistan video are most disturbing. If true, heads must roll.

Heston Russell /
@hestonrussell: The ABC's utterly shameful campaign against our soldiers https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ ... @benfordhamlive: The ABC is embroiled in a fresh scandal involving Heston Russell. They've been caught manipulating a controversial video. In the original footage, an Aussies soldier can be seen firing one shot. But in the ABC's version there are 5 extra gunshots added. Listen to Ben's [image]

Heston Russell /
@hestonrussell: Heston Russell accuses ABC of doctoring more footage from discredited 7:30 coverage of alleged Afghanistan war crimes https://www.skynews.com.au/... via @SkyNewsAust @joneshowdareyou: Oh dear. 🙄 Waa, waa, waa ... “Activists on X, for example, rarely go a day without piling on the ABC's respected national political lead and Insiders host David Speers. “David's track record and work over decades is exemplary.” Ffs. #auspol https://www.theguardian.com/ ... @7newsmelbourne: The ABC is in damage control launching an investigation into its own reporting and deleting an online video that depicted Australian soldiers firing on unarmed Afghan civilians. @Channel7's Spotlight revealed the clip's audio was doctored with extra gunshots added in. @rob7scott [video]

Sophie Elsworth /
@sophieelsworth: ABC news boss Justin Stevens will not say whether the broadcaster will apologise to former soldier Heston Russell after it published doctored audio depicting an Australian soldier firing six shots at unarmed civilians in Afghanistan, @australian. LISTEN. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/ ...

Heston Russell /
@hestonrussell: Tune in to finally see the shocking truth of how far some within @abcnews went in their campaign to make-up a war crime story... it's time for real accountability. @7NewsSpotlight @7NewsAustralia #Spotlight #Shocking #Exclusive #Media #HestonRussell #Accountability #Veterans [video] 7 News Spotlight on YouTube: War hero or war criminal? From Afghanistan to the Australian Federal Court | Full documentary

Amanda Meade /
@meadea: New: ABC admits video of Australian soldiers firing from helicopter in Afghanistan was ‘incorrectly edited’ https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Heston Russell /
@hestonrussell: Heston Russell hits out at ABC after network forced to remove footage with doctored gunshot audio https://www.skynews.com.au/... via @SkyNewsAust @7newsadelaide:

The ABC is in damage control launching an investigation into its own reporting and deleting an online video that depicted Australian soldiers firing on unarmed Afghan civilians. @Channel7's Spotlight revealed the clip's audio was doctored with extra gunshots added in. @rob7scott [video]

Senator Matt Canavan /
@mattjcan: Looks like the ABC aired a doctored video to bolster its case against Australian troops in Afghanistan. Yet the mainstream media is exempt from the “misinformation” bill? The misinformation bill is about protecting them, not you.

Sophie Elsworth /
theaustralian: ABC news boss Justin Stevens says altered audio in a news report on war crimes 'shouldn't have occurred'

Rob McKnight /
7NEWS: Inside Media: Kyle and Jackie O in trouble in Melbourne as ABC investigates Heston Russell story and Big Brother returns Sky News Australia on YouTube: Heston Russell's fight against ABC an ‘astonishing case of media treachery’

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer /
news.com.au: ‘Huge questions to answer for’: ABC lashed over allegations it doctored footage recorded by Australian soldier

Padraig Collins /
Daily Mail: Bombshell video emerges after ABC loses war crimes defamation case against high-profile Australian soldier Heston Russell

Ellie Dudley /
theaustralian: Heston Russell demands meeting with Kim Williams amid doctored footage allegations

David Southwell /
Daily Mail: Furious backlash grows against the ABC after fake gunshots were added to a story about serious war crime allegations by Australian soldiers

Sophie Elsworth /
theaustralian: ABC removes footage, including audio of Australian soldier, and claims they were shooting at unarmed Afghan civilians

Kaitlyn Hudson-O'Farrell /
dailytelegraph: A video of an Australian soldier shooting at men from a helicopter in Afghanistan has been removed from the ABC's website after claims the clip was altered …

The Guardian:

German nonprofit Media in Cooperation and Transition is providing sanctuary for exiled journalists exposing human rights abuses in their own countries— As attacks on the press rise, the House of Critical Voices offers sanctuary for media workers exposing abuses

Discussion:
Klaas Glenewinkel on LinkedIn

Reuters:

The German cartel office says RTL and Paramount have withdrawn their bid to merge their respective kid-focused TV networks, Super RTL and Nickelodeon— German broadcaster RTL and Paramount (PARA.O) have withdrawn their bid to merge Super RTL, a children's television network, with Nickelodeon, the German cartel office said on Tuesday.

Discussion:
Advanced Television and Broadband TV News

New York Times:

In the final weeks of the campaign, Kamala Harris' team promises a series of media appearances, with a strong focus on local TV and radio in battleground states— The vice president, who has granted few interviews as the Democratic nominee, is now ramping things up.

Discussion:
Associated Press, TVNewsCheck, @nick_field90 and The Philadelphia Tribune

Discussion:

Will Weissert /
Associated Press: WATCH LIVE: Trump holds campaign event in Flint, Mich., with Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders Associated Press: Harris condemns Trump rhetoric, says voters should make sure he 'can't have that microphone again'

Nick Field /
@nick_field90: “Mr. Walz is also cooperating with a feature story about him being written for The Atlantic magazine” https://www.nytimes.com/...

The Desk:

Gray Media forms a new regional sports broadcast network that will reach 4M homes and air games of New Orleans Pelicans in LA, MS, and AL for free, from October— Gray Media on Tuesday announced the formation of a new regional sports broadcast network that will offer games …

Discussion:
@graytelevision: 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬 Today, Gray Media, in partnership with the New Orleans @PelicansNBA, announces a transformative media rights deal to bring every non-national Pelicans [image]

John Finn /
Streaming Better: Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network To Launch As Free TV Home Of New Orleans Pelicans

Adam Jacobson /
Radio & Television Business Report: Gray Creates A Sports Network Grounded By Pelicans

Lyle Swithenbank /
@lyleswithenbank: I'm actually really proud of the team. Of course there commercial benefits to the Pelicans, but if it allows access in the local and surrounding markets then I'm all for it. Keep building the fan base. A new channel to have more Pels (and other sport) content. I love it.

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Another NBA Team Ditches RSNs For OTA TV After Strong OTA TV Ratings

Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: Gray Forms Gulf Coast Network To Broadcast Pelicans NBA Games

The Hollywood Reporter:

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs two bills restricting the use of AI replicas of performers, building on protections SAG-AFTRA sought in its 2023 strike— In a symbolic move, the governor visited the Los Angeles headquarters of performers' union SAG-AFTRA to greenlight the legislation …

Discussion:

Maxwell Zeff /
TechCrunch: California's 5 new AI laws crack down on election deepfakes and actor clones

Kanishka Singh /
Reuters: California governor signs legislation to protect entertainers from AI

Will Shanklin /
Engadget: California passes landmark law requiring actors' permission for AI likenesses

Marissasaldivar /
Governor of California: Governor Newsom signs bills to protect digital likeness of performers

Gene Maddaus /
Variety: Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs AI Bills Backed by SAG-AFTRA

Kylie Robison /
The Verge: California governor signs rules limiting AI actor clones

Sharon Knolle /
The Wrap: Gavin Newsom Signs AI Bills to Protect Actors' Digital Likeness

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Two Major AI Bills That Give Performers Greater Protections & Control Over Their Likenesses

Brian Tatosky /
@virtualbri@mastodon.online: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ... Good! — When we need a digidouble we 90% of he time have a specific need for specific shots, and plenty of times it's for the safety and comfort of the cast. …

Wendy Lee /
Los Angeles Times: Gov. Newsom signs AI-related bills regulating Hollywood actor replicas and deep fakes

Bloomberg:

Pew survey: 17% of US adults say they regularly get news on TikTok in 2024, up from 14% in 2023 and 3% in 2020; 39% aged 18 to 29 do so, up from 32% a year ago— - Almost 40% of young adults regularly get news from the app — TikTok faces a ban in the US if parent company doesn't divest

Discussion:
Pew Research Center, Adweek, CBS News, Neowin and London Evening Standard, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:
Pew Research Center: More Americans - especially young adults - are regularly getting news on TikTok

Brad Pareso /
Adweek: Court Appears Skeptical of TikTok's Challenge to US Ban

John Callaham /
Neowin: TikTok and the US government battle in court today over TikTok's possible ban

Axios:

Microsoft: starting in late August, Russian cyber operatives focused on Harris' campaign, with disinfo including videos spread by a site posing as a news outlet— - One claimed to show a group of alleged Harris supporters attacking an assumed Trump rally attendee.

Discussion:

Christopher Bing /
Reuters: Fake Kamala hit-and-run story is the work of Russian propaganda group, Microsoft says

Sue Stone /
@knittingknots2@mstdn.social: Russia amplifies disinformation campaigns against Harris-Walz campaign, Microsoft warns — https://www.axios.com/... #HarrisWalz #Harris #KamalaHarris2024 #Harris2024 #HarrisWalz2024

John Callaham /
Neowin: Microsoft's security team claims Russia-based actors are targeting the Harris-Walz campaign

Eric Geller /
@ericgeller: From the report: “Storm-1516, adept at grabbing headlines with its outlandish fake videos and scandalous claims, and Storm-1679 will likely only escalate its targeting of the Harris-Walz campaign in the lead-up to Election Day.” https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/ ...

Joseph Menn /
Washington Post: Russians made video falsely accusing Harris of hit-and-run, Microsoft says

Maggie Miller /
Politico: Russian election interference efforts targeting Harris campaign, Microsoft finds

Sean Lyngaas /
KVIA-TV: Microsoft says Russian operatives are ramping up attacks on Harris campaign with fake videos

Ali Swenson /
Associated Press: Microsoft traces fake Kamala Harris hit-and-run video back to Russian troll farm

Shannon Bond /
NPR: Microsoft says Russia's election interference efforts have pivoted to Harris and Walz @DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social: If Putin loves Trump, shouldn't you vote for HarrisWalz? — The Kremlin is stepping up its disinformation operations against Vice President Harris, Microsoft finds — https://www.axios.com/... #USPol #HarrisWalz2024 #KamalaBringsUsJoy #NeverAgainTrump #VoteBlue #TrumpWillLose2024 #NoRepublicansEverAgain

Kim Perales /
@KimPerales@toad.social: Russia is now throwing all of its disinformation resources behind ops designed to undermine the #HarrisWalz campaign. — Starting in Aug, Storm-1516, created & spread 2 fake videos online to discredit the campaign. …

Jake Bleiberg /
Bloomberg: Russian Influence Campaign Turned to Harris After Biden Exited Race, Microsoft Says

Morgan Chalfant /