Sources: WBD would like the NBA to consider a "fourth package", which would carve out a small package of games rights, alongside Disney's, Amazon's, and NBCU's (Brian Steinberg/Variety)

Mediagazer: Sources: WBD would like the NBA to consider a “fourth package”, which would carve out a small package of games rights, alongside Disney's, Amazon's, and NBCU's (Brian Steinberg/Variety)

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Washington Post:

Will Lewis criticizes reports that he tried to suppress stories on his ties to a phone hacking case and calls David Folkenflik an activist, not a journalist— In a statement Thursday, William Lewis pushes back at media outlets' accounts of events leading up to Post editor Sally Buzbee's abrupt departure on Sunday.
Discussion: Politico, HuffPost, Politico, Poynter, Press Watch, SFGATE, @jbenton, @atrios, @bgrueskin, @arusbridger, @janinegibson, @claremalone, @katie_robertson, @froomkin, @juwanthecurator.bsky.social, @ericuman, @davidfolkenflik, @wesleylowery, @jdawsey1, @brianstelter, @dicktofel, @jeffjarvis, @pressgazette, @hoipollois.bsky.social, The Wrap, Mediaite, CNN and Financial Times

Discussion:

Marita Vlachou /
HuffPost: NPR Reporter Says WaPo CEO Offered Him Interview In Exchange For Killing Story

Dan Froomkin /
Press Watch: Will Lewis must go. The Washington Post publisher's actions cast doubt on his newsroom's credibility.

Drew Magary /
SFGATE: The Washington Post is about to embrace the darkness

Joshua Benton /
@jbenton: Anyone who declares @davidfolkenflik “an activist, not a journalist” because he wrote a story about you you didn't like is prima facie not the person to run the @washingtonpost https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: Calling Folkenflik “an activist, not a journalist” is straight from the Murdoch/Fox playbook. Somewhere in the Afterlife, Roger Ailes is softly muttering, “Well done, my man. Well done.”

Alan Rusbridger /
@arusbridger: It's not v classy to smear ⁦@davidfolkenflik⁩ as an “activist” rather than a journalist for writing a story which appears to be true. Smacks of Murdoch rather than ⁦@washingtonpost⁩. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Janine Gibson /
@janinegibson: The after effects of phone hacking. Still! “It is not the first time that Lewis has engaged in intense efforts to head off coverage about him in ways that many U.S. journalists would consider deeply inappropriate” https://www.npr.org/...

Clare Malone /
@claremalone: I mean, first of all, ⁦@davidfolkenflik⁩ is a journalist not an activist. But this is pretty stunning rhetoric for Lewis to use, purposefully weaponizing the current right wing discourse about NPR against an individual reporter. Uh! Alarm bells! https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]

Katie Robertson /
@katie_robertson: This story, by The Washington Post's @sarahellison and @ElaheIzadi about their own CEO and publisher, deserves to be read as well as applauded for the thorough way they have interrogated multiple claims https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: Lewis now giving his own reporters shit for their coverage of him. “On Wednesday, when a reporter approached him to follow up on scheduling an interview, he expressed his disapproval with The Post's recent reporting on its own leadership changes.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Fire him @juwanthecurator.bsky.social: Calling David Folkenflik an “activist” is like, to borrow a Brit for this analogy, calling Queen Elizabeth a “reformer” [embedded post]

Eric Umansky /
@ericuman: Post CEO William Lewis does not like the Post's coverage of him. BTW, the Post's @sarahellison and @ElaheIzadi have been doing great coverage. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Post publisher draws more scrutiny after newsroom shakeup — @washpost reports on firestorm, firewalls, and sometimes fiery chief exec https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Wesley /
@wesleylowery: the criticism that someone is “an activist and not a journalist” has always been a nonsensical ad-hominem, as evidenced by the idea that it would ever apply to ⁦@davidfolkenflik⁩ of all people. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Josh Dawsey /
@jdawsey1: I feel lucky to be colleagues with ⁦@sarahellison⁩ — a terrific reporter and person. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: The Washington Post's latest account of turmoil atop the Post is top-notch media reporting. By the time you finish reading, your eyebrows may be permanently raised. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Richard Tofel /
@dicktofel: Very bad sign here that WaPo's publisher has chosen to attack the integrity of ⁦@davidfolkenflik⁩ of ⁦@nprnews⁩. People long familiar with the US press beat know Folkenflik as a straight shooter and fair reporter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @jeffjarvis: The Post is forced to cover its own journalistically dubious boss, who issues traditionalists' favorite slander against critics, calling @davidfolkenflik “an activist, not a journalist.” He projects. Gift link: Post publisher draws more scrutiny after newsroom shake-up... @pressgazette: Lewis has responded calling Folkenflik “an activist, not a journalist” and saying he “had an off the record conversation with him... and some six months later he has dusted it down, and made up some excuse to make a story of a non-story” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @hoipollois.bsky.social: David Folkenflik is a beloved public radio journo who does the quirky stories that are fascinating. — It's a bad look for an incoming newspaper owner to get defensive and call journalists names, ESP one holding him to account. — It's like ... he opposes the mission of journalism. [embedded post]

Ross A. Lincoln /
The Wrap: Washington Post CEO Calls Reporter Who Exposed Quid Pro Quo Offer ‘an Activist, Not a Journalist’

Phillip Nieto /
Mediaite: NPR Media Reporter Accuses Washington Post CEO of Trying to Kill Negative Story By Dangling Exclusive Interview CNN: Washington Post publisher Will Lewis reportedly tried to kill story about his involvement in UK hacking scandal

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NPR:

Will Lewis repeatedly offered an exclusive interview about WaPo's future, in exchange for dropping a story on claims he helped cover up UK phone hacking scandal— The Washington Post has written twice this spring about allegations that have cropped up in British court proceedings involving its new publisher and CEO, Will Lewis.

Discussion:
New York Times, CNN, Mediaite, Media Nation, @davidfolkenflik, @_cingraham, @jlgolson, @not2b@sfba.social, @bgrueskin, @sdkstl, @arusbridger, The Daily Beast, @arusbridger, @kslane, @jackshafer, @mariaramirezny, @froomkin, @bradkleinnews, @keitholbermann, @dan1763, @gtconway3d, @nick_field90, @davidfolkenflik, @craigmwhitlock, @markjacobnews@threads.net, Politico, Newser, @karaswisher@threads.net, Axios, @sallyjenx@threads.net, @jswatz_tx@threads.net, @juwanthecurator.bsky.social, @dankennedy_nu@journa.host, The Wrap, @brainnotonyet.bsky.social, @TonyStark@progressivecafe …, Puck, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, @ChrisBoese@newsie.social and New York Times

Discussion:

Oliver Darcy /
CNN: Morale plummets inside The Washington Post as staffers express alarm over publisher's attempts to squash story

Colby Hall /
Mediaite: Washington Post Reporters Deliver Unflinching Piece on Claims Against New CEO Rattling Newsroom

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Lewis keeps digging and demands a bigger shovel

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: To misquote the Godfather, new Washington Post publisher Will Lewis made me an offer I had to refuse. My chat on @UpFirst with @NPRinskeep on the failed campaign of a top news executive to thwart unwelcome coverage https://www.npr.org/...

Christopher Ingraham /
@_cingraham: This is extremely gross: The Washington Post's new publisher offered NPR an exclusive interview if they agreed to kill a story about his legal troubles. NPR refused, and the exclusive interview went to perennial management-defender Dylan Byers at Puck https://www.npr.org/... [image]

Jordan Golson /
@jlgolson: This sort of thing happens every day. It's called “journalism.” It's the media equivalent of prosecutors cutting a deal with a smaller fish to get them to flip on the bigger fish. I guess sources know not to trust this NPR reporter now, though. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Joe /
@not2b@sfba.social: @dangillmor You could link to the NPR story, which is not paywalled: https://www.npr.org/...

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: Washpost CEO to NPR's @davidfolkenflik: If you drop that embarrassing story about me, I'll give you an exclusive interview. Folkenflik to Washpost CEO: No. https://www.npr.org/... [image]

Staci D Kramer /
@sdkstl: >>In several conversations, Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post's future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations.<<

Alan Rusbridger /
@arusbridger:

Corbin Bolies /
The Daily Beast: WaPo CEO Will Lewis: Ask Me Anything Except About That Phone Hack Cover-Up

Alan Rusbridger /
@arusbridger: This is the episode of @mediaconfpod where @Bynickdavies sets out the allegations over a phone hacking cover up against @washingtonpost CEO Will Lewis. https://podcasts.apple.com/... [image]

Jack Shafer /
@jackshafer: @davidfolkenflik “In several conversations, Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post's future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations.”

María Ramírez /
@mariaramirezny: There is a reason why the U.S. has the best journalism in the world. Reporters push back. Tina Brown said journalism in the U.S. is a mission; in the UK it's a job. She meant to be disparaging towards Americans, I guess.

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: “In several conversations, Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post's future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations.” WOW @bradkleinnews: A great detail from NPR's Folkenflik. “When the late former Post managing editor Eugene Patterson was publisher of the St. Petersburg Times, he insisted the newspaper report his arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol on the front page.”

Keith Olbermann /
@keitholbermann: Hey, @JeffBezos... You've hired a thug to run @washingtonpost He's not going to survive here You should get it over with and fire him today before he destroys your paper

Dan Smith /
@dan1763: @davidfolkenflik @andevers A difference between U.K. and US media. The idea that anyone would be surprised if the owner blocks the paper they own, from writing an unfavourable story about them is just laughable in a U.K. environment. That's WHY they own these loss making organisations.

George Conway /
@gtconway3d: “Lewis had just been named publisher and CEO by Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, but had not yet started. Lewis repeatedly—and heatedly—offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post's future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations.”

Nick Field /
@nick_field90: @davidfolkenflik “That first interview appears to have gone to Puck's Dylan Byers. It ran a day after the Post's piece in May” Funny, that same Dylan Byers published an anti-Buzbee piece yesterday just an hour after the NYT article was posted. What a coincidence....

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: The Washington Post's publisher pushed his executive editor hard to kill a damning story about him. It wasn't the first time - he did the same to me. My piece for NPR https://www.npr.org/...

Craig Whitlock /
@craigmwhitlock: “When the late former Post managing editor Eugene Patterson was publisher of the St. Petersburg Times, he insisted the newspaper report his arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol on the front page.”

Mark Jacob /
@markjacobnews@threads.net: It's up to Jeff Bezos to fire Washington Post CEO Will Lewis for trying to kill coverage of his own ties to Rupert Murdoch's UK phone hacking scandal. Did Bezos buy WaPo to make it great or to wreck its credibility? https://www.npr.org/...

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher@threads.net: This is, um, not good. Tho this kind of horse trading happens (largely with celebs), it is rare and shocking and adds heft to sally.buzbee accounts. Good on @davidfolkenflik: Washington Post's new CEO tried to kill a story about him - again https://www.npr.org/...

Sally Jenkins /
@sallyjenx@threads.net: I've had it. The Washington Post consists of its journalists. If an editor was spineless or gooey enough to be “rattled” by a mere remark from someone powerful, they didn't belong in the job. And for anyone to suggest off the record without putting their name to it that that's what happened is even more cowardly. …

John Schwartz /
@jswatz_tx@threads.net: I only worked in journalism 40 years, but this looks bad to me. Does it look bad to you? “In several conversations, Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post's future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations.” https://www.npr.org/...

@juwanthecurator.bsky.social:
Will Lewis is ruining the already battered reputation of the Washington Post in record time. He tried to swindle a deal out of a MEDIA REPORTER to hide a story about him trying and failing to previously hide a story. I think even Jeff Bezos could have found a better con artist. [embedded post]

Dan Kennedy /
@dankennedy_nu@journa.host: The Will Lewis Resignation Watch has officially begun. David Folkenflik has devastating new details about the Washington Post publisher's attempts to cover up his role in the Murdoch phone-hacking scandals, including offering an exclusive interview to Folkenflik last December if he'd agree to drop a story he was working on. #journalism …

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Washington Post CEO Will Lewis Attempted to Kill Phone Hacking Story: ‘Drop the Story, Get the Interview’

Karl /
@brainnotonyet.bsky.social: This is a very clear glimpse of the way democracy dies as journalism is strangled by its billionaire owners in an attempt to protect themselves from accountability. Corruption at this scale/unaccountable wealth are massive parts of the ongoing war against democracy and integral to understanding it. … @TonyStark@progressivecafe.social: This is why a free press is vital, so at least one can hold another outlet accountable. — Needless to add that there are major problems at the Washington Post and I've been talking about them for awhile. — They are going to need quite a rehabilitation to regain trust, if it's possible. …

Dylan Byers /
Puck: ‘Post’ Mortem — The real and surprising story behind Sally Buzbee's departure from The Washington Post.

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: 1. Washington Post CEO came from the Murdoch empire. — 2. He has been implicated in the (still not fully unraveled) UK “phone hacking” scandal that exemplified the sleaziness of the Murdoch empire. — 3. He told Post editor not to publish a story containing references to his alleged involvement. …

Chris Boese /
@ChrisBoese@newsie.social: Clash Over Phone Hacking Article Preceded Exit of Washington Post Editor — Will Lewis, the chief executive of The Washington Post, objected to coverage of a legal development involving him in a phone hacking case. — https://www.nytimes.com/...

Variety:

Sources: WBD would like the NBA to consider a “fourth package”, which would carve out a small package of games rights, alongside Disney's, Amazon's, and NBCU's— The media company has signaled in recent days to the NBA that it would like to discuss the prospect of carving …

Discussion:
The Streamable, @dennismtracy, @bristei, Front Office Sports, Sportico, Financial Times, The Desk and Barrett Media

Discussion:

David Satin /
The Streamable: WBD Reportedly Trying to Carve Fourth NBA Rights Package out of Failing RSN Inventory

Dennis Tracy /
@dennismtracy: David Zaslav: “we don't need the NBA” Also David Zaslav: um... 🥺 https://variety.com/...

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: Warner Bros. Discovery hopes to cadge the NBA, NBC, Disney and Amazon into giving up games in already-sketched out rights deals so it can have a small package all its own — a sign of how much its ties with the league have deteriorated.... https://variety.com/...

Michael McCarthy /
Front Office Sports: Buzzer Beater? TNT Is Negotiating for Fourth NBA Rights Package

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: NBA close to $76 million deal with national TV broadcasters

CNN:

Alex Jones agrees to liquidate his personal assets to pay Sandy Hook families under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, in a move that could end his ownership of Infowars— Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday moved to liquidate his personal assets, agreeing to demands from the families …

Discussion:
The Guardian, Deadline, CBS News, Columbia Journalism Review, Boing Boing, Reuters, @_L1vY_@mstdn.social, Mediaite and Rolling Stone

Discussion:

Edward Helmore /
The Guardian: Alex Jones to liquidate assets to help meet $1.5bn Sandy Hook judgment

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Alex Jones Seeks To Liquidate His Holdings As He Faces Sandy Hook Defamation Judgment

Megan Cerullo /
CBS News: Alex Jones to liquidate assets to pay Sandy Hook families

Anisha Dutta /
Columbia Journalism Review: Small signs of hope—but a long way to go—for Indian media independence

Rob Beschizza /
Boing Boing: Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones agrees to liquidate Infowars

Dietrich Knauth /
Reuters: Alex Jones asks to convert his bankruptcy to a Chapter 7 liquidation

Mother Bones /
@_L1vY_@mstdn.social: In more good news: — “Infowars host and known conspiracy theorist #AlexJones has just moved to liquidate his personal assets to pay the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre, to whom he owes more than $1.5 billion in damages, a move that would end his ownership of #Infowars.” …

Michael Luciano /
Mediaite: Alex Jones Moves to Liquidate Assets and Relinquish Ownership of Infowars

Semafor:

Some unionized journalists at the NYT, Reuters, and others criticize the NewsGuild over organizing costs and union leaders' left-leaning criticism of journalism— The Scoop — A top news union's organizing costs and some of its leaders' outspoken left-leaning criticism of journalism …

Discussion:
New York Post

ESPN:

Netflix's livestreamed boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson is rescheduled for November 15— The boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson has a new date. — After the scheduled July 20 clash between the Youtuber-turned-prizefighter and former heavyweight champion …

Discussion:
TVLine, The Wrap, TMZ.com, New York Post, The Sun, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Media Play News and MMA Fighting

Discussion:

Andy Swift /
TVLine: Jake Paul and Mike Tyson's Netflix Fight Rescheduled for November, Following Tyson's Ulcer Scare

Kayla Cobb /
The Wrap: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Fight Moved to November 15

Erich Richter /
New York Post: New date set for Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight

Emillia Hawkins /
The Sun: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson new date confirmed after Netflix fight was postponed following 57-year-old boxer's health scare

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Netflix's Mike Tyson, Jake Paul Live Boxing Match Rescheduled to Nov. 15

The Seattle Times:

Oregon's First Pamplin Media sells to a Southern newspaper chain, and EO Media, which publishes 12 titles, closes five papers and puts up the company for sale— A one-two punch this week is knocking out much of Oregon's remaining local newspaper ownership.

The Verge:

Twitch announces a program that lets DJs use copyrighted music in their streams by paying a fee; Twitch signed deals with UMG, WMG, Sony Music, and indie labels— Livestreaming platform Twitch announced a new program aimed at DJs today that will allow creators to use copyrighted music in their streams by paying a fee.

Discussion:

Lawrence Bonk /
Engadget: Record labels will start reaching into the pockets of Twitch DJs

Chris Thomas /
Chris Thomas on LinkedIn: Not often I get to quote DJ Jazzy Jeff on LinkedIn but this exciting new Twitch DJ Program has given me an opening! …

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: Twitch DJ Program Officially Launches with UMG, WMG, Sony, Merlin All On Board, Offering ‘Safe, Long-Term Home for DJs to Livestream’

Ethan Hammerman /
Ethan Hammerman on LinkedIn: This is such incredible news - DJs can now actually build and monetize communities on Twitch in a meaningful way. …

Colin Kirkland /
MediaPost: Twitch DJs To Avoid Copyright Issues By Splitting Revenue With Record Labels

Bruce Haring /
Deadline: Twitch Will Have DJs Who Monetize Their Livestreams Pay A Fee For Music Use

Murray Stassen /
Music Business Worldwide: Twitch strikes music licensing deals with all three majors and Merlin for DJ livestreams

Stuart Dredge /
Music Ally: Twitch strikes music licensing deals for livestreamed DJ sets

Lauren Forristal /
TechCrunch: Twitch DJs will now have to pay music labels to play songs in livestreams

Wall Street Journal:

United Airlines starts showing personalized ads in its app and on seat-back screens, one of an increasing number of companies monetizing customer data— Carrier aims to monetize customer data for advertising purposes — United Airlines has begun showing personalized ads on its planes' seat-back screens …

Discussion:
Marketing Brew and Gizmodo

Discussion:

Bloomberg:

A woman who claims to be the inspiration for the Martha character on Baby Reindeer files a $170M defamation lawsuit against Netflix— - Californian suit says show outed her and ruined her life — Netflix says it'll defend the $170 million claim vigorously

Discussion:
Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, graziadaily.co.uk, Deadline, The Verge, Los Angeles Times, Raw Story, Variety, Business Insider, KUSA-TV, The Guardian, NME, Advanced Television, CNN, Screen Rant, Deadline, Media Play News, Us Weekly, Courthouse News Service, The A.V. Club, New York Times, Page Six, Forbes, UPROXX, New York Post, TVLine, ComingSoon.net, IndieWire, The Sun, Fox News, Rolling Stone, The Wrap, TMZ.com and New York Daily News

Discussion:

Savannah Walsh /
Vanity Fair: Baby Reindeer's Real-Life Martha Sues Netflix for $170 Million

Jake Kanter /
Deadline: ‘Baby Reindeer’ Saga: BBC Gets Spike In Compliance Questions From Factual Drama Producers

Jess Weatherbed /
The Verge: Netflix faces $170 million lawsuit over Baby Reindeer stalker depiction

Christi Carras /
Los Angeles Times: ‘Baby Reindeer’ lawsuit: Alleged ‘real Martha’ seeks $170 million from Netflix

Variety:
'Baby Reindeer's' Alleged ‘Real Martha’ Sues Netflix, Demanding at Least $170 Million in Damages

Meghan Morris /
Business Insider: The woman who says she's the real-life version of Martha on ‘Baby Reindeer’ just sued Netflix for $170 million

Maya Yang /
The Guardian: Baby Reindeer: woman who claims to be real-life Martha sues Netflix for $170m

Hilary Whiteman /
CNN: Netflix to fight $170 million damages claim over ‘Baby Reindeer’

TC Phillips /
Screen Rant: Baby Reindeer's Alleged Martha Scott Inspiration Sues Netflix For Defamation

Dominic Patten /
Deadline: 'Baby Reindeer's Real-Life Martha Pursues Netflix With $170M Defamation & Negligence Suit

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Woman Sues Netflix for $170 Million in Defamation Lawsuit Over ‘Baby Reindeer’

Russell Steinberg /
Us Weekly: Baby Reindeer's Alleged ‘Real Martha’ Fiona Harvey Sues Netflix for $170 Million

Hillel Aron /
Courthouse News Service: Woman claiming to be real-life inspiration for Martha on hit show ‘Baby Reindeer’ sues Netflix

William Hughes /
The A.V. Club: Fiona Harvey, alleged real-life basis for Baby Reindeer's Martha, sues Netflix for $170 million

Monica Mercuri /
Forbes: 'Baby Reindeer's' ‘Real Martha’ Sues Netflix For At Least $170 Million In Damages

Kimberly Ricci /
UPROXX: The Alleged Real-Life Martha Of ‘Baby Reindeer’ Has Sued Netflix For A Staggering Amount Of Money

Lauren Sarner /
New York Post: Real-life Martha from hit Netflix show ‘Baby Reindeer’ sues streaming giant for eye-popping sum

Dave Nemetz /
TVLine: Baby Reindeer: Netflix Hit With $120M Defamation Lawsuit From Woman Claiming to Be Real-Life Martha

Brandon Schreur /
ComingSoon.net: Baby Reindeer's ‘Real Martha’ Fiona Harvey Is Suing Netflix

Tony Maglio /
IndieWire: ‘Baby Reindeer’: The Real ‘Martha’ Makes Good on Her Promise to Sue Netflix

Summer Raemason /
The Sun: Baby Reindeer ‘stalker’ Fiona Harvey sues Netflix for £40MILLION over ‘defamation’

Daniel Kreps /
Rolling Stone: ‘Baby Reindeer’: Real-Life Martha Files $50 Million Lawsuit Against Netflix

Sharon Knolle /
The Wrap: ‘Baby Reindeer’: Alleged Real-Life Martha Sues Netflix for $170 Million: ‘Biggest Lie in Television History’

The Verge:

Netflix is testing a homepage redesign on its TV app, replacing static tiles showing shows and movies with boxes that extend when the remote lands on them— Netflix is testing a big homepage redesign on its TV app. The new look replaces the static tiles containing the shows and movies …

Discussion:
ComingSoon.net, Katy Davies-Perez on LinkedIn, Kelly Shuster on LinkedIn, News18, Anna Zvagelskaya on LinkedIn, Gizmodo, BGR, CNET, 9to5Mac and Reuters

Discussion:

Monica Prabhakar /
ComingSoon.net: Ricardo Quevedo: Los Amargados Somos Mas Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via Netflix

Katy Davies-Perez /
Katy Davies-Perez on LinkedIn: It's finally here! Who has explored the new Netflix experience on their device yet? What do you think of Netflix's new redesign? …

Kelly Shuster /
Kelly Shuster on LinkedIn: So excited to this rolling out! Such an incredible effort across many teams of truly stunning colleagues. Congrats, all! 🎉 — https://lnkd.in/...

S Aadeetya /
News18: Netflix Could Bring Its Biggest Design UI Change For TV App In 2024: What We Know

Anna Zvagelskaya /
Anna Zvagelskaya on LinkedIn: Dream teamwork — https://lnkd.in/...

Kourtnee Jackson /
CNET: Netflix Is Testing a New Layout Design for TVs

Ryan Christoffel /
9to5Mac: Ready for change? Netflix just revealed a major redesign for its TV app

TechCrunch:

Cara, an artist-run, anti-AI social platform, grew from 40K to 650K users in the past week, as some Instagram artists leave over plans to train AI on user data— ‘Building a product is a bit like making art,’ said founder Jingna Zhang — Artists have finally had enough with Meta's predatory AI policies …

Discussion:
MEDIANAMA, Dataconomy, @youronlyone@c.im, @CStamp@mastodon.social, Rafael Brown on LinkedIn, Plain Dealer, @beach@illo.social, Washington Post, @tiffylt@threads.net, Silicon Valley Business …, @mattnavarra@threads.net, BBC, @hilbrandbos@threads.net, The Register and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Kamya Pandey /
MEDIANAMA: Meta changes privacy policy in the EU to use user posts for training AI models, faces complaints in multiple countries

Emre Ç&inodot;tak /
Dataconomy: Cara app grews strong with the support of users who are sick of Instagram's AI-generated content

Yohan Yuki Xie /
@youronlyone@c.im: Isn't this a missed opportunity for the #fediverse, #Pixelfed in particular? — «A social app for creatives, Cara grew from 40k to 650k users in a week because artists are fed up with Meta's AI policies» — https://techcrunch.com/... …

Carolyn /
@CStamp@mastodon.social: “A social app for creatives, Cara grew from 40k to 650k users in a week because artists are fed up with Meta's AI policies” — The problem with this will be funding it. She just got an unexpected bill for almost $100,000 because it grew a lot faster than she expected. So if you use it, maybe do the cup of coffee thing. …

Rafael Brown /
Rafael Brown on LinkedIn: Meet Cara, the social art platform that might kill Instagram. Caara is made by artists for artists. …

Vanessa Arredondo /
Plain Dealer: Meta's AI rollouts in Europe revive data privacy concerns for U.S. social media users

Beach /
@beach@illo.social: Cara now at 700,000 users (it was 45,000 last week) and a great interview with the founder here: https://techcrunch.com/... #cara @tiffylt@threads.net: Flower Goddess 🌷 Also, all the stuff that's going on about Meta, Ai, and Cara. Hearing about artists throwing in the towel or leaving Instagram and their social media. Don't throw away all your years of hard work to a robot. We have no control over the ai thing, but to flat out, stop your creativity altogether? …

Anthony Duignan-Cabrera /
Silicon Valley Business …: EU privacy groups push back on Meta's AI training

Matt Navarra /
@mattnavarra@threads.net: Artists are fleeing Instagram to keep their work out of Meta's AI “Meta is training its AI on artists' creations. They're flocking to AI-skeptical app Cara to protect themselves.” The app has grown from about 40,000 users to 650,000 in the past week. …

Hilbrand Bos /
@hilbrandbos@threads.net: Fellow artists, have you heard already about Cara app? It's the new instagram but just for artists. If you're like me, tired of scrolling through advertisements and influencer shit, the place feel like paradise... Come find me there and give it a go! @cara_artists

Richard Speed /
The Register: Meta faces multiple complaints in Europe over plans to train AI on user data

Ben Lovejoy /