India issues a notice to Wikipedia over bias concerns, questioning if it should be classified as a publisher, after judges called its open editing "dangerous" (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Mediagazer: India issues a notice to Wikipedia over bias concerns, questioning if it should be classified as a publisher, after judges called its open editing “dangerous” (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

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TechCrunch:

India issues a notice to Wikipedia over bias concerns, questioning if it should be classified as a publisher, after judges called its open editing “dangerous”— Wikipedia is facing mounting regulatory pressure in India as local authorities question whether the platform …

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Times of India, The Hindu, Business Standard, Livemint, The Economic Times, CNBC-TV18, Times of India, NDTV, @asimali6, @shoaibdaniyal, @drjain21, @arvindgunasekar, @scroll_in, @abhishbanerj, OpIndia, @asimali6, @unsubtledesi, @ani, @unsubtledesi, @theskindoctor13, @opindia_com, @monidipadey, @amitmalviya, NDTV Profit, The Hans India, The Indian Express, Business Standard on YouTube, India Today, Republic World, DNP INDIA, News9live, India TV News, Business Today, India Today on YouTube, ET NOW on YouTube, News18, Scroll.in and MEDIANAMA

Discussion:
Times of India: Wikipedia gets notice from IB ministry; asked why it should not be treated as a publisher

Rimjhim Singh /
Business Standard: Centre issues notice to Wikipedia over ‘bias and inaccuracies’ concerns

Times of India:
Government puts Wikipedia on notice, points out complaints of ‘bias and inaccuracies’

Asim Ali /
@asimali6: “Buckling under the court's pressure, Wikimedia agreed to submit data of the editors of ANI's Wikipedia page to the High Court in a sealed cover.” How is any of this real.

Shoaib Daniyal /
@shoaibdaniyal: Angry with a @Wikipedia page that calls ANI a “government propaganda tool”, an Indian court wants the details of the people who edited the page. What does this mean for Wikipedia in India? Fascinating story by Vineet Bhalla https://scroll.in/...

Veena Jain /
@drjain21: The GOI has issued a notice to Wikipedia & even accused of being Biased Recently, ANI filed a complaint against Wikipedia for describing it on its page as a pro-BJP propaganda outlet (Which is Fact 🤧) Finally BJP came to rescue of it's Puppet [video]

Arvind Gunasekar /
@arvindgunasekar: 1. Judiciary 2. Executive Next, legislation to regulate Wikipedia ? P.S: Don't underestimate the power of ANI ! @scroll_in: Last Monday, the United States-based non-profit Wikimedia Foundation agreed to share with the Delhi High Court basic subscriber information about the users who edited the news agency ANI's Wikipedia page. How do volunteer Wikipedia writers and editors react to this? Vineet [image]

Abhishek /
@abhishbanerj: This is huge. Seems Modi govt ready to take on Wikipedia asking why they should not be treated as a publisher Huge congrats to Opindia which has been demanding this for years PM Modi will do to tech monopolies what Teddy Roosevelt did to railroad monopolies over 100 yrs ago [image] OpIndia: As Modi govt issues notice to Wikipedia, here are 6 problematic things OpIndia found about the ‘free encyclopedia’ in our dossier

Shraddha Pandey /
OpIndia: Govt asks Wikipedia why it shouldn't be considered a publisher: Read what it means and how OpIndia dossier had highlighted this aspect

Asim Ali /
@asimali6: Delhi High Court judge threatening to block Wikipedia access in India (a platform used by millions of multi-lingual Indian users) over edits which called ANI a govt propaganda tool (which it is). Yet, per Justice Chandrachud Indian courts are not influenced by ‘interest groups’. [image]

Nupur J Sharma /
@unsubtledesi: My battle with Wikipedia began over 4 years ago. The Dossier was a culmination of that. While @jimmy_wales abused, obfuscated and called me a “Nazi”, now, he must answer the Government of India based on the evidence we collected - parts of which he refused to act on. [image] @ani: Govt of India puts Wikipedia on notice. Govt writes to Wikipedia pointing out many complaints of bias and inaccuracies in Wikipedia, points out a small group having editorial control and asks why Wikipedia shouldn't be treated as a publisher instead of an intermediary: Sources

Nupur J Sharma /
@unsubtledesi: Wikipedia has been put on notice by the Government of India. These are the exact recommendations the OpIndia Dossier made weeks ago. It was forwarded to the GOI as well. This is a victory. A step in the absolute right direction. The full dossier: https://www.opindia.com/... @theskindoctor13: The observations and questions raised by the GoI come directly from the comprehensive dossier created by @OpIndia_com on Wikipedia's bias and inaccuracies a few days ago. Even the “declare Wikipedia a publisher” was suggested by them. The OpIndia team deserves applause for their @opindia_com: The Government of India has put Wikipedia on notice, asking why it should not be declared a publisher and raising concerns about how a handful of editors control content. Here are the recommendations that OpIndia had made to the govt in its dossier 'Wikipedia's War on India' [image]

Monidipa Bose /
@monidipadey: Finally the GOI wakes up! IMO- Wikipedia should be banned in India! . @Wikipedia had deleted their page on Gopal Mukherjee (Gopal pantha), because he stood as Hindu resistance against the Mu$lim league orchestrated communal ri0ts in 1946! My post on that deletion in February [image]

Amit Malviya /
@amitmalviya: Brief summary of OpIndia's Dosser on Wikipedia and its War on India. Wikipedia claims that it is a free-to edit Encyclopedia, which depends on the ‘wisdom of the crowds’. However, OpIndia research has shown that all the information on Wikipedia is controlled by a small group of [image]

Charu Singh /
NDTV Profit: India Issues Notice To Wikipedia Amid Bias Concerns

Varun Keval /
The Hans India: India Issues Notices to Wikipedia Over Alleged Bias and False Information

PTI /
The Indian Express: Centre issues notice to Wikipedia, asks why it should be treated as intermediary and not publisher

Harsh /
DNP INDIA: Wikipedia Under Scrutiny! Indian Govt Issues Notice Over Bias, Demands Answers on Editorial Control

Tirtho Banerjee /
News9live: ‘Complaints of bias and inaccuracies’: Centre sends notice to Wikipedia

Nivedita Dash /
India TV News: Centre issues notice to Wikipedia: ‘Complaints of bias and inaccuracies’ India Today on YouTube: Indian Government Puts Wikipedia On Notice Over Bias And Inaccuracies | India Today ET NOW on YouTube: Government Issues Legal Notice to Wikipedia Over Inaccuracies Amid Legal Troubles in India

Vineet Bhalla /
Scroll.in: A Delhi High Court case could end up threatening how Wikipedia works in India

Sharveya Parasnis /
MEDIANAMA: Delhi High Court: Why Should Wikipedia Editors Remain Anonymous?

Variety:

Heretic's directors say they put a message in the credits that “no generative AI was used in the making of this film” to warn Hollywood about the danger of AI— Scott Beck and Bryan Woods explain why they ended their movie with a pointed message about generative AI.

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Nieman Lab:

Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers— Led by risk-averse corporate owners, dozens of the biggest U.S. newspapers have decided their editorials should express opinions …

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Alex Weprin /
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Matthew Fraser /
@frasermatthew: Led by risk-averse corporate owners, dozens of the biggest American newspapers have decided their editorials should express opinions on everything —except who should be US President. https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Dilan Esper /
@dilanesper: this was a trend everyone missed for years before dumping on Bezos. Presidential endorsements were a luxury of a more profitable media that could afford to alienate some readers.

Christopher Warren /
Crikey: Poor news judgment has shredded US legacy media's influence. What about in Australia?

Randeep Ramesh /
@tianran: I've run the @guardian leader room since '16 and penned almost every endorsement column including '24 US election. The leader column speaks for the Guardian, but it doesn't speak for everyone in it. But I doubt few disagreed with backing @KamalaHarris https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Paul Farhi /
@farhip: Newspapers have opinions about everything —except who should be president: Roughly 3/4 of major American newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year. ⁦@jbenton⁩ @NiemanLab https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Tyson Brody /
@tysonbrody: I feel like a lot of newspapers are misreading the room here: as subscribers matter more than advertisers and newspapers lose their ‘local info provider’ monopoly, shouldn't the older model of outwardly partisan actually be more appealing?

Alexander Russo /
@alexanderrusso: I feel like this misses the point of what happened last week.

Joshua Benton /
@jbenton: New by me —> It's not just @washingtonpost. Roughly 3/4 of major U.S. newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this cycle. Just 20 years ago, only about 1/10th skipped out on endorsing. https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Margaret Sullivan /
The Guardian: The candidates' closing campaign messages could not be more different

The Verge:

Netflix plans to delist nearly all of its interactive shows and films as of December 1 saying the tech “served its purpose”, after launching the format in 2017— Netflix's “Interactive Specials” page lists 24 titles, but only four will remain: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch …

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Petter Ahrnstedt /
Tech Advisor: Netflix is scrapping most of its interactive content

Thomas Maxwell /
Gizmodo: Netflix Finally Gives Up on Interactive Shows, Pivots to ‘GenAI for Games’

Lawrence Bonk /
Engadget: Netflix is removing much of its interactive content

Axios:

Meta informs ad partners that it will extend its ban on new election ads for the week leading up to the election until several days after the polls close— - It later adjusted its policies to temporarily stop all social issue, electoral, or political ads from running after the polls closed on November 3rd.

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Andrew Nusca /
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Jonathan Vanian /
CNBC: Meta extends ban on new political ads past Election Day

Molly Bohannon /
Forbes: Meta Extends Ban On New Political Ads Past Tuesday

Akash Sriram /
Reuters: Meta to extend ban on new political ads after U.S. election

Reuters:

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Melanie Goodfellow /
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What Works:

After The Minnesota Star Tribune decided last summer not to endorse anyone for president, 15 former opinion staffers posted their own endorsement online— The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times shocked readers, staff and political observers when their billionaire owners killed editorial endorsements …

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@dankennedy_nu: At What Works, our website about the future of local news, Ellen Clegg writes that at The Minnesota @StarTribune , a non-endorsement leads 15 former staffers to write their own. #journalism #localnews https://whatworks.news/...

@maxwelltani:

In email to staff, AG Sulzberger says the NYT Tech Guild strike will likely continue through the election and accuses the Guild of blocking essential journalism— NYT publisher AG Sulzberger emails the Times newsroom saying the NYT Tech Guild strike will likely continue through the election. He says it is “troubling that the Tech Guild would try to block this public service at such a consequential moment for our country.” [image]

Discussion:

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: 🗞️ Good Election Day morning — The @NYTGuildTech strike continues today, marking the first strike by a union represented by the @newsguild to coincide with a presidential election in 60 years. — The picket line starts back up at 9:00 a.m. ET in NYC

Alex Kantrowitz /
@kantrowitz: NYT Tech Workers want, among other things, trigger warnings in meetings discussing events in the news. Folks, you work at the New York Times! https://www.semafor.com/... ht @austin_rief [image]

Rebekah /
@rebekahentralgo: the guild warned management of this for MONTHS and they still didn't come to the bargaining table with serious proposals management is more willing to risk its election coverage than agree to a fair deal with its workers

Hamilton Nolan /
@hamiltonnolan: Whatever you do in life, never do this https://www.wsj.com/... [image]

Rat King /
@mikeisaac: incredible tweet from ceo of perplexity, the AI search engine that has ticked off a number of publications, for a few reasons 1. reporters already not happy w/ them 2. NYT (and others) recently served them with a C&D 3. they are supposedly on a charm offensive with the press [image]

Lee Drake /
@lee__drake: No needle. Vibes immaculate

Brandon Lorenz /
@bllorenz: Seems like a pretty avoidable problem tbh. Solidarity with all the @nyguild members taking a stand.

Justin Kloczko /
@justinkloczko: They're gonna blame trump's win on the techies

Taylor /
@tkaaaaaaaaaay: strikes are supposed to be disruptive!! If the tech guild's work is so valuable and important give them a fair contract instead of trying to pit your team against each other you fucking COWARD

Eric Newcomer /
@ericnewcomer: it would seem that the NYT has been able to recruit talented technical staff by attracting very progressive / socially-minded workers who are turned off by Silicon Valley only for the radical nature of those staffers to come back to bite it.

Eric Newcomer /
@ericnewcomer: going on strike during the election is so hostile to the mission of the New York Times DNyuz: The Times Tech Guild, representing 600+ NYT devs, data analysts, and more, goes on strike ahead of the US election; management offered a 2.5% annual wage rise

Joanne Haner /
The Hill: New York Times tech workers go on strike before election

Lucia Moses /
Business Insider: New York Times tech workers are going on strike at the worst possible time

Devin Coldewey /
TechCrunch: Perplexity CEO offers to replace striking NYT staff with AI

Matthew Gault /
Gizmodo: Support Striking New York Times Tech Workers by Breaking Your Wordle Streak

Jenny Goldsberry /
Washington Examiner: NYT tech guild begins strike on eve of Election Day

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: NY Times Tech Guild Goes On Strike One Day Before Election

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TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to the NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Discussion:
Fox News, Associated Press, @aravsrinivas, Townhall, @aravsrinivas, @albertfong98, acecomments.mu.nu, @carnage4life@mas.to, @simonkp, @coreypein.bsky.social, Latin Times, PCMag, @AnnemarieBridy@mastodon …, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, @Sobieck@hachyderm.io, @WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social, The Information, Fast Company, NBC News, 404 Media, ZeroHedge News, HuffPost and Semafor, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Aravind Srinivas /
@aravsrinivas: Hey AG Sulzberger @nytimes - sorry to see this. Perplexity is on standby to help ensure your essential coverage is available to all through the election. DM me anytime here.

Leah Barkoukis /
Townhall: The NYT Has a Big Problem on Its Hands Heading Into Election Day

Aravind Srinivas /
@aravsrinivas: It would be bad for the country if https://nyt.com/ were down on Election Day. Everyone should pitch in to help. To be clear, the offer was *not* to “replace” journalists or engineers with AI but to provide technical infra support on a high-traffic day.

Albert Fong /
@albertfong98: Odd couple or bosom buddies? Perplexity's proposal to offer its AI services to replace striking NYT staff strikes an awkward tone. Regardless of the motive, there's an underlying tone about replacing striking workers with AI https://techcrunch.com/... #newyorktimes #perplexity #ai

Dare Obasanjo /
@carnage4life@mas.to: I'm convinced AI companies believe there's no such thing as bad publicity. — This offer seems to be in particularly poor taste given the existing narrative about AI's negative impact on fields like journalism. — https://techcrunch.com/...

Simon P /
@simonkp: Perplexity CEO offers AI support to NYT amid tech workers' strike, igniting backlash for crossing picket lines. While trying to assist on Election Day, many see it as undermining labor rights. Can AI really replace human effort? #LaborRights #AI #NYT https://techcrunch.com/...

Corey Pein /
@coreypein.bsky.social: Our unreliable investment scam can also scab for you, you should just plug it in and see how it works on Election Day, what's the worst that could happen? Everyone will love you. I am a smart business man. [embedded post] Latin Times: CEO Blasted for Offering to Replace Striking New York Times Employees with AI: ‘F—k You Scab’

Annemarie Bridy /
@AnnemarieBridy@mastodon.social: When you are a supergenius with an uncanny knack for saying exactly the wrong thing at exactly the wrong time. https://techcrunch.com/...

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: How to make friends and influence nerds.... Perplexity CEO offers AI company's services to replace striking NYT staff https://techcrunch.com/...

Thomas Sobieck /
@Sobieck@hachyderm.io: I hope management at the NYTimes take perplexity up on this. It would be so fucking funny to see bullshit machines take down the NYTimes because management doesn't understand what technologists do. — https://techcrunch.com/...

Warner Crocker /
@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social: Guessing AI has as much of a problem reading a room as humans do. — Perplexity CEO offers AI company's services to replace striking NYT staff | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/... [image]

Kevin McLaughlin /
The Information: Perplexity CEO Offers Help to NYT Amid Tech Staff Strike

Chris Morris /
Fast Company: Perplexity rolls out an AI election information hub. Use it at your own risk

Marlene Lenthang /
NBC News: New York Times tech union goes on strike, one day before election

Dave Jamieson /
HuffPost: New York Times Tech Workers Strike Just Ahead Of Election Day

Mathias Hammer /
Semafor: New York Times tech workers go on strike

New York Times:

The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit— The Times reported steady growth in digital subscriptions in the third quarter and a profit for The Athletic for the first time since it acquired the sports site in 2022.

Discussion:

Jordan Weissmann /
@jhweissmann: The NYT added about as many subscribers in one quarter as WaPo lost due to Bezos' non-endorsement. [image]

Ben Strauss /
@benjstrauss: “The Athletic, the sports news website that The Times bought in 2022 for $550 million, made a quarterly profit for the first time since the purchase.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: The @nytimes just added another 260,000 paid digital subs, @katie_robertson reports. And @TheAthletic turned in its first profitable quarter: https://www.nytimes.com/...

Anthony Vargas /
AdExchanger: NYT's Ad And Subscription Revenue Surge As WaPo Flails

Ben Axelrod /
Awful Announcing: The Athletic is now profitable — Nearly nine years after its creation and three years …

Alexei Barrionuevo /
The Wrap: New York Times Adds 260,000 Digital Subs, Boosts Profits by 19.6%

Charlotte Tobitt /
Press Gazette: New York Times-owned The Athletic reports quarterly profit for first time

Aki Mandhar /
Aki Mandhar on LinkedIn: ♥️ congrats and well done The Athletic — New York Times Passes 11 Million Subs — The Times reported steady growth …

Claudio E. Cabrera /
Claudio E. Cabrera on LinkedIn: An amazing moment for the Times [we've passed 11 million subscribers] and most importantly for my beloved The Athletic which made its first quarterly profit since being acquired in early 2022. …

RELATED:
The New York Times Company: The NYT reports Q3 revenue up 7% YoY to $640.2M, subscription revenue up 14.2% YoY to $322.2M, and operating profit up 20.7% YoY to $76.7M

Discussion:
Poynter, @tvgrimreaper, Benzinga, Bloomberg and @aulia@mementomori.social

Discussion:
@tvgrimreaper: The NYT & WSJ are effectively the only “for profit” newspapers in the US. All the rest are “non-profits”. Whether by design or not.

Dylan Berman /
Benzinga: What's Going On With New York Times Stock Monday?

Hannah Miller /