Twitch rolls out video stories, which can be up to 60 seconds long and set to expire after one, 12, 24, or 48 hours, to challenge Instagram and TikTok (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Mediagazer: Twitch rolls out video stories, which can be up to 60 seconds long and set to expire after one, 12, 24, or 48 hours, to challenge Instagram and TikTok (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

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TechCrunch:

After Apple's threats, Patreon memberships via its iOS app will be subject to Apple's 30% fee from November 2024; creators must switch to subscription billing— Apple has threatened to remove crowdfunding app Patreon from the App Store if creators continue to use unsupported third-party billing options …
Discussion: Patreon, The Verge, CMU, Daring Fireball, @kenneynl, @carnage4life, @florian4gamers, @mattmcmuscles, On Substack, @taylor_titmouse, @jonlamart, @timsweeneyepic, @darlingstrawbie, @samaaron, @gaijingoombah, MediaPost, @iriscompietart, Digital Music News, The Register, @galoogamelady, @zachhazard, @kylebrussell, @BrideOfLinux@mastodon …, The Information, BGR, Fast Company, Ahad Khan on LinkedIn, Wccftech, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, @chockenberry@mastodon.social, @quillmatiq@mastodon.social, @quillmatiq@threads.net, @stroughtonsmith …, @caseyliss@mastodon.social, @MindmeshLink@tenforward …, @ThePlant@mastodon.social and @thomholwerda@exquisite.social, more at Techmeme »

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Patreon: Apple's requirements are about to hit creators and fans on Patreon. Here's what you need to know.

Emma Roth /
The Verge: Patreon: adding Apple's 30 percent tax is the price of staying in the App Store

Chris Cooke /
CMU: Patreon creators will have to pay Apple's 30% commission on iOS subscriptions from November

John Gruber /
Daring Fireball: Nick Heer on Patreon Creators Paying the Full 30 Percent App Store Rate for New Subscriptions @kenneynl: If you use the @Patreon app on iOS and decide to donate to your favorite artist or developer Apple will get 30% of your donation. Because... you know... because??? Eh... because...??? [image]

Dare Obasanjo /
@carnage4life: Apple has informed Patreon that it will be kicked out of the App Store unless it pays the 30% tax for all donations. Patreon has started a migration process that will take until November 2025 to transition all creators to the Apple billing system and making less money. [image]

Florian Mueller /
@florian4gamers: Another example of why the app tax is unreasonable and it's not just about how much money some major game makers make on iOS but there are cases like this which are about the little guys. What Patreon does isn't good either. They should simply not offer a native iOS app anymore.

Matt McMuscles /
@mattmcmuscles: If you are thinking of joining my Patreon later this year, do NOT use the Patreon App on iOS. Apple is adding a 30% additional fee to new signups, which is only benefitting Apple, not creators and certainly not Patrons. Consider using Android or Desktop come this November. [image]

Hamish McKenzie /
On Substack: The price of payments — Today, Patreon is in the unenviable position of explaining to creators … @taylor_titmouse: hey if you ever want to subscribe to a patreon in a future: don't fucking use the iOS app. just subscribe on a website. this is ridiculous [image] @jonlamart: Look at this Hot new Bullshit from Patreon and @Apple You guys saw that independent artists were actually making a living and just HAD to fucking squeeze this community a little harder didn't you?! The layoffs, GenAi wasn't enough?! Fuck you #Patreon #Apple #Antitrust [image]

Tim Sweeney /
@timsweeneyepic: Now Apple is demanding a 30% cut of all Patreon DONATIONS. Apple must be stopped. The digital world cannot go on like this. @darlingstrawbie: 🚨 to anyone who uses patreon 🚨 in november they will start charging an app store 30% fee on top of regular membership prices for new sign ups on iphones. creators do not see ANY of this money, it goes directly to apple. PLEASE don't spend extra money, join via the web/android! [image]

Sam Aaron /
@samaaron: If you support me or any other artist/creator via @Apple's @Patreon iOS app - be sure to switch to the web for payments. From November Apple will be pocketing 30% of all creator income paid via iOS. This is terrible news for those surviving on small donations. Shame on Apple. @gaijingoombah: DO NOT USE the iOS app for Patreon to support creators you love. Apple is taking 30% of it or will be charging you MORE! Use any other method. [image]

Colin Kirkland /
MediaPost: Patreon To Help Creators Offset Apple's 3% In-App Purchasing Fee

Iris Compiet /
@iriscompietart: Seriously @patreon, what's up with this. I never wanted this subscription billing and now I'm forced to. Plus either myself or my patrons have to fork up an additional 30% because of Apple fees. I'm extremely disappointed and frustrated. I might be done with this [image]

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: The ‘Apple Tax’ Hits Patreon—New Payment Options for iOS to Cover 30% Fee

Thomas Claburn /
The Register: Apple is coming to take 30% cut of new Patreon subs on iOS @galoogamelady: I know I haven't used my Patreon in a long long time. But are we really going to let Apple do this? You guys are ok buying iPhones when this is the shit they do once they hold a monopoly? Stupid ass brand. [image] @zachhazard: Please do not use the Patreon app to subscribe to artists pages, just do it from the website please. In fact delete the Patreon app anyway because it's a piece of junk that's frustrating to use and useless for creators.

Kyle Russell /
@kylebrussell: never going to use the in-app payment just to spite Apple at this point

Christine Hall /
@BrideOfLinux@mastodon.opencloud.lu: Apple is a bunch of high-class thugs: Apple says Patreon must switch to its billing system or risk removal from App Store | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/...

Jessica Bursztynsky /
Fast Company: Apple's 30% App Store fee will soon hit Patreon subscriptions

Ahad Khan /
Ahad Khan on LinkedIn: Creator Commerce should be an industry that focuses on helping creators build thriving business that they control; from their brand to owning …

Omar Sohail /
Wccftech: Patreon Says That Apple Is Now Forcing It To Pay A 30 Percent Cut On All In-App Purchases And New Memberships, Putting Creators In Trouble

Juli Clover /
MacRumors: Apple Requiring Patreon to Use In-App Purchase and Pay 30% Fee for Memberships

Ryan Christoffel /
9to5Mac: Apple forcing Patreon to use in-app purchase system or be removed from App Store

Craig Hockenberry /
@chockenberry@mastodon.social: When you start seeking rent on the livelihood of artists, I don't think you get to claim you work at the intersection of Technology and Liberal Arts anymore. — https://news.patreon.com/...

Anuj Ahooja /
@quillmatiq@mastodon.social: Apple has decided that it also wants to extort independent creators now. — https://news.patreon.com/...

Anuj Ahooja /
@quillmatiq@threads.net: Apple has decided that it also wants to extort independent creators now. — https://news.patreon.com/...

Steve Troughton-Smith /
@stroughtonsmith …: “Patreon is home to an incredible range of creators, all with unique circumstances and billing needs. Apple's in-app purchase system, on the other hand, only supports Patreon's subscription billing model. …

Casey Liss /
@caseyliss@mastodon.social: This is so gross. 👎🏻 × ∞ — When is Apple going to realize that rent-seeking anywhere and everywhere is not only a bad look, but will get them regulated straight to hell? — (And at this point, it's more than deserved. Bring it on.) — https://news.patreon.com/... @MindmeshLink@tenforward.social: apparently patreon would rather fuck with creator finances than give up having an iOS app — https://news.patreon.com/...

Liam /
@ThePlant@mastodon.social: Patreon are about to force everyone on to subscription billing 😫 — https://news.patreon.com/... They're using Apple's 30% tax as the excuse to finally put everyone on it. This messes me and so many others up, since it's no longer a proper paypacket each month and instead everyone trickles in on whatever date they signed up. @thomholwerda@exquisite.social: I have no contracts, agreements, or business with Apple. I do not use Apple products, do not rely on any of their services or tools. Yet, because of their illegal rent-seeking and predatory behaviours, even I have to deal with their bullshit because Apple is forcing Patreon to change its billing system. …

New York Times:

NYT Opinion Editor Kathleen Kingsbury says the editorial board will no longer make endorsements in New York elections, including in governor and NYC mayor races— The paper's editorial board will continue to endorse presidential candidates, as it has for more than 160 years.

Discussion:

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: The Times' decision to stop local endorsements is just latest blow to a venerable tradition

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: What a terrible decision. The Times edit board abdicating the only thing anyone actually, really listened to them on, and leaving NYC politics to be continue to drift along, more or less controlled by tiny interest groups.

Nic Dawes /
Nic Dawes on LinkedIn: In 2025, for the first time in 120 years, New York City will elect a mayor without and endorsement from the New York Times. …

Jack Mirkinson /
@jackmirkinson: extremely weird decision given that the times' ny endorsements are a huge deal and its presidential ones are meaningless

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: Here's Kathleen Kingsbury, head of Opinion at The Times, on the decision to abandon local endorsements: “As the institutional voice of The Times, the editorial board serves our mission to help our global audience understand the world by providing a consistent, independent view

Katie Robertson /
@katie_robertson: NEW, from me and @npfandos: The New York Times editorial board will no longer endorse candidates in New York state and local political races https://www.nytimes.com/...

Lincoln Restler /
@lincolnrestler: The endorsement of the @nytimes was shorthand for which candidates were competent and ethical. @NYTimesOpinion shouldn't desert their hometown when we need them most. https://www.nytimes.com/... @dcg1114: It really is. Newspaper endorsements become more important the further down the ballot you go (and I speak as a down ballot candidate).

Brian McCullough /
@brianmcc: I honest to God have no idea what is going on with the Times. I've seen people saying its gotten more incoherent, but like Zaslav at WBD, we now seem to be entering the era of cutting of noses to spite faces. @blogdiva@mastodon.social: BECAUSE NYTIMES WON'T HIRE MORE NYC FOCUSED REPORTERS, THAT'S WHY — NYC's demographics have changed dramatically in the past 10 years and having a whole troupe of white upper class stenographers doesn't cut it anymore. — they would have to actually hire scores of multilingual Black, Indigenous & People of Color journalists to cover NYC politics properly. …

Waldo Jaquith /
@waldoj@mastodon.social: This is a surprising decision by the New York Times. I'm surprised that they would want to surrender the power that comes with making endorsements. This strikes me as a bad idea, but I don't know enough about their thinking, and the paper has oddly declined to say what their thinking is. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Liam Reilly /
CNN: New York Times editorial board will no longer endorse candidates in New York races

Margaret Sullivan /
TVNewsCheck: Kamala Harris Must Speak To The Press

Associated Press:

Politico, the NYT, the WaPo, and others refusing to give details about leaked Trump campaign materials stands in marked contrast to Clinton's emails in 2016— At least three news outlets were leaked confidential material from inside the Donald Trump campaign, including its report vetting JD Vance as a vice presidential candidate.

Discussion:

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: News Outlets Receive Hacked Trump Campaign Material, But Refrain From Publishing

David Bauder /
@dbauder: News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it https://apnews.com/...

Kyle Whitmire /
@warondumb: @nycsouthpaw They have a duty to verify anything they've been handed, and that could be difficult. There are big traps to avoid. Everyone right now is pointing to the DNC hack and not to the Steele dossier, which might be a better example.

Hakan /
@hatr: “the questions surrounding the origins of the documents and how they came to our attention were more newsworthy than the material that was in those documents” https://apnews.com/...

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: This is a reasonable call (esp if the contents are random clip jobs) but the explanation has gotta included, “we screwed up last time.”

Nicholas Riccardi /
HuffPost: Trump And His Allies Once Cheered Hacked Materials. No Longer, Now That They Say He's A Target

RELATED:
The Guardian: The NYT, WaPo, Politico, and others say they received documents stolen from Trump's campaign; Microsoft says Iranian hackers targeted a presidential campaign

Discussion:
Washington Post, HuffPost, The Verge, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, @mazmhussain, @jeffjarvis, Forbes, @frankfigliuzzi1, Vox, @teddipasketty, The Hill, The Daily Beast, Politico, @merrillbro, Rolling Stone, New York Post, CBS News, Fox News, New York Magazine, Reuters, @inthehands@hachyderm.io, The Register, The Information, Financial Times, Associated Press, The Cyber Express and Breitbart, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Marita Vlachou /
HuffPost: Authorities Seek Suspect Linked To Break-In Of Trump Virginia Campaign Office

Murtaza Hussain /
@mazmhussain: I would find it very strange that Iranian hackers would take these documents and give them to a mainstream DC Beltway publication like Politico rather than just dumping them online or at Wikileaks. @jeffjarvis: The Post is still sitting on the Trump leak documents and instead feeding up this thumb-twiddling: “experts warn....” Experts warn of election disruptions after Trump says campaign was hacked https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Molly Bohannon /
Forbes: What We Know About Alleged Iranian Hack Against Trump: Roger Stone And Biden Staff Also Reportedly Targeted

Frank Figliuzzi /
@frankfigliuzzi1: The ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ also received apparently hacked Trump docs, specifically a JD Vance vetting doc. Microsoft warned us Iran compromised a Trump advisor's account: Trump campaign says it is victim of foreign hack after leak of Vance report https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Ellen Ioanes /
Vox: What we know about Trump's claim that Iran hacked his campaign @teddipasketty: Trump absolutely *loved* the phishing hack of Clinton's emails, but is suddenly more circumspect about documents hacked of his campaign. Regardless of his hypocrisy, no one should cheer this. Foreign entities should stay the fuck out of our elections. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Rebecca Beitsch /
The Hill: FBI investigating after Trump campaign says it was hacked

Dan Ladden-Hall /
The Daily Beast: King of Dirty Tricks Gets Hacked to Expose Trump Secrets

Merrill Brown /
@merrillbro: Documents obtained in the hack are in the hands of both @politico and @washingtonpost. Neither is telling us what they have or why they've yet to write about the Vance materials or publish them. Stunning lack of transparency. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Victor Nava /
New York Post: FBI investigating alleged hack of Trump campaign, JD Vance vetting documents

Nia Prater /
New York Magazine: What We Know About the Trump-Campaign Hack — The presidential election received yet another twist …

Paul Cantrell /
@inthehands@hachyderm.io: We now have confirmation that both the NYT and WaPo have received the hacked materials. That means the clock is ticking for them to follow their own precedent and start doling out the juicy tidbits as news. Neutrality demands it, after all! — https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Simon Sharwood /
The Register: Trump campaign cites Iran election phish claim as evidence leaked docs were stolen

Abram Brown /
The Information: Hackers Hit Trump Campaign

Felicia Schwartz /
Financial Times: Trump campaign blames Iran for hacked emails

Elizabeth Weibel /
Breitbart: Trump Campaign Claims Internal Communications Were Hacked by ‘Foreign Sources Hostile’ to U.S.

TechCrunch:

Twitch rolls out video stories, which can be up to 60 seconds long and set to expire after one, 12, 24, or 48 hours, to challenge Instagram and TikTok— After launching photo and text stories last year, Twitch is now introducing video stories. Streamers can now film 60-second videos …

Discussion:
Twitch

Discussion:

Eduardo Fenili /
Twitch: Introducing Video Stories on Twitch

Reuters:

Tencent Music reports Q2 revenue down 1.7% YoY to ~$999M, vs. ~$996M est., paying users up 17.7% YoY to 117M, and social entertainment revenue down 42.8% YoY— Tencent Music Entertainment (1698.HK) reported a smaller than expected fall in quarterly revenue on Tuesday …

Discussion:
MarketWatch and Tencent Music

Columbia Journalism Review:

A profile of CNN CEO Mark Thompson, including his time at the BBC and the NYT, and a detailed look at his plans to “stabilize” and turn around the network— Mark Thompson, CNN's chief executive, is tasked with transforming a struggling network. All he asks is patience.

Discussion:
@tvgrimreaper, @johnnydollar01 and TVNewsCheck

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@tvgrimreaper: Unless his magical powers include “get the cable bundle back to 100 million households” he's going to cut costs and try not do anything stupid (unlike his predecessor). [image]

Johnny Dollar /
@johnnydollar01: CEO Mark Thompson is tasked with saving a struggling network. The week of upfronts had CNN's worst ratings since 1991. “When people have something important to say they say it on CNN” Thompson said. “I hope you'll do the same.” They'd better do it soon... https://www.cjr.org/...

The Hollywood Reporter:

NBCUniversal says the 2024 Paris Olympics averaged 30.6M viewers across all platforms for its US daytime and nightly prime telecasts combined, up 82% from Tokyo— The company says 30.6 million people watched its daily coverage from Paris. — NBCUniversal will always have Paris …

Discussion:
The Streamable, The Media Leader, NBCSports.com, Ad Age, Barrett Media, Adweek, Front Office Sports, The Wrap, Poynter, UPI, Deadline and Next TV

Discussion:

David Satin /
The Streamable: NBC, Peacock Take Home the Gold With Record-Breaking Olympics Coverage; What Lessons Can Other Streamers Take?

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Paris Olympics delivered gold for NBC NBCSports.com: TRÈS MAGNIFIQUE! NBCUNIVERSAL'S PRESENTATION OF SPECTACULAR PARIS OLYMPICS DOMINATES MEDIA LANDSCAPE ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS Barrett Media: NBCUniversal Presentation of Olympic Games Paris 2024 Averages 30.6 Million Viewers in Prime Time Coverage

Mark Mwachiro /
Adweek: NBC News Shines During Paris Olympics

Loree Seitz /
The Wrap: Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony Doubles Tokyo Audience With 21 Million Viewers

Max Goldbart /
Deadline: Paris Olympics: Warner Bros. Discovery & BBC Champion Record Ratings In Europe

Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: NBCU Says Olympics Delivered 36.6 Million Viewers in Primetime

The Guardian:

Bangladeshi journalists say they are cautiously optimistic that Sheikh Hasina's resignation as prime minister will bring an era of censorship and fear to an end— Reporters cautiously optimistic as interim government takes over after years of intimidation and censorship

Discussion:
Foreign Policy, NPR and Semafor

Discussion:

Bibek Bhandari /
Foreign Policy: Bangladesh's Media Has Been Tested by Fire

Diaa Hadid /
NPR: Bangladesh in the new era — A week after Bangladesh's long-time leader, Sheikh Hasina …

Diego Mendoza /
Semafor: Bangladeshi Hindus fear reprisals after Sheikh Hasina's ouster

The Guardian:

A look at the UK's Psychic News, the “journal of British spiritualism” that exposes “fake mediums” and faces a crisis after a charity withdrew its funding— Journal of British spiritualism, which ‘exposes fake mediums’, faces financial crisis after subsidy is withdrawn

Variety:

DoorDash partners with WBD to offer a free Max With Ads subscription to subscribers of the DashPass plan, which costs $96 per year, in the US— Food and grocery delivery platform DoorDash has launched a partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to offer a free Max subscription to all of its DashPass customers.

Discussion:
The Streamable, Advanced Television, Reuters, The Information, ComingSoon.net, Streaming Better and DoorDash

Discussion:

Granth Vanaik /
Reuters: DoorDash to offer Max streaming to members in the US as competition intensifies

Ayesha Zafar /
ComingSoon.net: The Penguin Season 1 Streaming Release Date: When Is It Coming Out on HBO Max?

Bloomberg:

Accountable Tech: the average weekly reach per post of five prominent political Instagram accounts fell 65% after Meta began to downrank political content— - Prominent political accounts saw fewer views, study says — Meta changed political stance to make services less combative

Discussion:
@accountabletech, @coreyciorciari, @glaad, @tomcoates, @zamaan_qureshi, Zach Praiss on LinkedIn and Cybernews.com

Discussion:
@accountabletech: We gathered data from 5 prominent Instagram accounts including @HillaryClinton, @glaad, and @HRC over a three month period around the time Meta began limiting “political content” on Instagram. What we found was startling. A 65% decline in reach per post. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Corey Ciorciari /
@coreyciorciari: Instagram's new limits on “political content” are throttling info on abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, and voting by up to 65%. @accountabletech analyzed major progressive accounts, including: @glaad, @HillaryClinton, @FeministsForAll, @HRC, @fieldteam_6 https://www.bloomberg.com/... @glaad: In March, Meta began limiting “political” content on Instagram. @AccountableTech's new report finds that they swiftly and systematically reduced the reach of credible and authoritative accounts — including GLAAD, @HRC, and Feminist: https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Tom Coates /
@tomcoates: Not being weird but these are decisions that really large companies should not be making. Limiting abuse? Sure, makes sense. Limiting people advocating for LGBTQA+ rights or abortion rights? Not so sure about that.

Zamaan Qureshi /
@zamaan_qureshi: My colleagues at @accountabletech tracked five prominent accounts on Instagram and found that the accounts saw a *65% DECLINE* in reach since Meta turned off political content by default in your feed. @Bloomberg @aliciagclanton has the story! https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Zach Praiss /
Zach Praiss on LinkedIn: Proud of our team at Accountable Tech for conducting the first-ever assessment of reach of prominent Instagram accounts in the wake of Meta's decision to limit “political content” on the platform. …

Justinas Vainilavičius /
Cybernews.com: Instagram accounts hit hard by Meta's political content rules

Financial Times:

India withdraws a draft broadcasting services bill after facing backlash from online creators over its potential effect on free speech and the compliance burden— Narendra Modi government's climbdown points to weakened parliamentary mandate, analysts say — Narendra Modi's government …

Discussion:
@mib_india: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting is working on a Draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill. The draft Bill was placed in public domain on 10.11.2023 along with the explanatory notes for comments of the stakeholders and the general public. https://mib.gov.in/...

Rimjhim Singh /
Business Standard: I&B ministry extends feedback deadline for Broadcasting Bill to October 15

Vijay Anand /
CNBC-TV18: I&B Ministry puts draft broadcast bill on hold, calls for fresh consultation & comments

Arushi Jaiswal /
India TV News: Modi govt extends discussion on Broadcasting Services Bill, to publish fresh draft

Junaid Dar /
News9live: Government withdraws broadcasting bill draft amid public outcry; says open to reviewing @internetfreedom: hello! Lot of chatter around #BroadcastingBill, let's sum up 👉the developments, 👉what we know/what we don't 👉and what's next? 1/n #KillTheBill #ContentBachao Quick thread 🧵 India Today on YouTube: Centre To Publish Fresh Draft Of Broadcasting Bill, Likely To Revise Provisions | India Today

Soumyarendra Barik /
The Indian Express: Facing criticism, Govt withdraws new draft of broadcast Bill

Yashraj Sharma /
Rest of World: India wants to make influencers register with the government

Apar /
@apar1984: @MIB_India 1. Which version of the draft are you extending further time for comments? BRS, 2023 or BRS, 2024? 2. Have you published an official notice for it if it is for the BRS, 2023? Can the public send further comments to it? 3. If not, are you extending time for comments to the

Kamya Pandey /