AI Will Redefine Value Flow in Digital Media
smart, fwd-looking speech yesterday by NYT Publisher AG Sulzberger. While his speech addressed copyright+licensing issues, what stood out to me is broader points on AI as an economic disruption to how value flows through the digital ecosystem. Worth reading every word. 1/2 https://t.co/oylM7kfnFT
Free Press and Nation Depend on Each Other
"A free press depends on a free nation, and a free nation depends on a free press." - AG Sulzberger, making...
Twitter Now Suppresses Tweets with Handles and Links
Actually, an unfortunate nuance here. Twitter changed its algorithm post-Elon so that tweets with user handles and/or links in them get very little visibility (suppressed). So the norm evolved. So authors/brands lose credit, links (context and value) gets cut off....
Illegal Monopoly Fuels 24/7 Surveillance-Driven Ad Targeting
I mean it must be said they also had 1) an illegal monopoly to act as a firehose and 2) could train their YT recommendations and ad targeting off data from a 24/7 omniscient surveillance system…
Bloomberg Interview with Scaramucci Highlights Footnoted Context
Interesting interview with Scaramucci on Bloomberg. I like how in the transcript they footnote to add context and show their work around some of the answers. https://t.co/pwTkn209uu https://t.co/OT5NTFiCL7
FCC Commissioner Claims Agency Censoring Disney, Threatening Press
FCC Commissioner informs Disney that the agency is on a campaign to censor it, its investigation(s) has no merit, and in the process chill a free and plural press. 1/2 https://t.co/4v9zLSHwy4
Live Accountability Interview Shows Press Power AI Can't Replicate
Incredible moment here. Timely accountability interview on largest live audience in news media (60 Minutes, likely ~10M viewers) asking direct questions grounded in prior reporting of NYT. Both highly trusted. This is a free and plural press at its best....
Facebook Docs Reveal Acknowledged Vulnerabilities Amid AG Lawsuit
oh my...this from 9/24 doc under the heading... "Where we think we are most vulnerable and need to step up our efforts." ....more internal facebook docs unsealed this weekend from state attorneys general lawsuit headed to trial. 1/3 https://t.co/pMP6JSrOxh
Google's Illegal Monopolies Fuel Open Web's Demise
Google Inc, having been found in courts to have six illegal monopolies including search, continues to get away with a “delay, deny, deflect” approach as they accelerate their killing of the open web while surpassing $300 BILLION in ad revenues...
Amended Complaint Accuses Meta's LLaMA of Criminal Foundations
this just unsealed motion to file amended complaint v Meta is eye-popping (yellow is plaintiff's claims now unsealed). The allegations are Meta's LlaMA was built on crime. Note, this isn't same case just filed v Mark Zuckerberg personally this week...
Fitzpatrick Embodies Fearless, Unbiased Journalism Defending Press Freedom
Fitzpatrick is showing the Fourth Estate at its best - without fear or favor - just doing the work. #HoldTheLine #DefendPressFreedom
Free Press Threatened: FBI Director Targets Atlantic Reporter
A free and plural press is democracy’s greatest ally. Here, PBS Newshour interviews the MS Now reporter who broke today’s story on the FBI Director allegedly ordering an investigation into a reporter from The Atlantic. https://t.co/2fhRp6cW3p
Apple Faces Sanction Risk if App Fees Exceed 4%
Boom Apple has now exhausted all options AFAIK. IMHO, if they try to push the required revenue share on apps from current 0% to anything north of ~4%, it would seem to be sanctionable at this point. https://t.co/LC2RgB3aFr
Report Highlights Aggressive Assault on Free Press
Deeply concerning report. And that’s before noting another recent report of NYT reporter investigated and WashPost reporter having her devices seized. These aggressive violations of a free and plural press were expected at some point under this leadership. Unfortunately....
Jury Verdict
lol, it’s not just “theater” when a jury finds they violated the existing law(s). Remedies are remedies. You’ll get a chance to appeal but suggesting the AG is anything but doing his job protecting public is weak sauce. Andy Stone...