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Twitter Added 300,000 Warning Labels to Election Tweets, Jack Dorsey Says
Platform wanted to add “broader context” to election-related posts, Dorsey said
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Inside the Making of Zynga’s First ‘Star Wars’ Mobile Game
“We have a beloved property that literally spans generations and each generation has their own take on the brand,” studio head Jeff Hickman tells TheWrap
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Obama Suggests Facebook and Twitter May Need Government Regulation to Combat Misinformation and Lies
“The First Amendment doesn’t require private companies to provide a platform for any view that is out there,” former president says
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UTA Sues Insurance Companies for Withholding COVID-19 Coverage, Claims $150 Million in Losses
Talent agency names Federal and Vigilant insurance companies in breach of contract suit
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How Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Creators Navigated Race in Studio’s First Movie With Black Lead Character
“There were a lot of caution cones we had to put up,” co-director Kemp Powers says
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TikTok Gets 15-Day Extension on Divestment Plan, Treasury Says
A deadline had initially been set for Thursday for Bytedance, TikTok’s parent company, to offload its American assets
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Virtual Concerts Are Set to Reshape the Music Industry Post-Pandemic
“COVID is going to prove over time to be the greatest thing that ever happened to the music industry,” music technology investor Zach Katz tells TheWrap
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TikTok Avoids Shutdown, Commerce Department Won’t Enforce Deadline
The popular video app was facing a Thursday deadline
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Facebook Extends Suspension on US Political Ads for ‘Another Month’
Social network initially blocked political ads from running for a week after Election Day, aiming to block “premature victory” claims
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Fox News Digital Consumers Spent 312% More Time on the Site Post-Election Than in 2016
From live stream engagements to app downloads, Fox News Digital saw record-breaking numbers thanks to the election
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TikTok Seeks Extension on Divestment Deadline, Says It Hasn’t Heard From US Regulators in Weeks
The Nov. 12 deadline is fast approaching
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New York Times Reporter Incorrectly Rips Accurate Facebook Headlines as ‘Right-Wing Misinformation’
“Most of these stories aren’t ‘false,’ per se,” reporter Kevin Roose later said, after Twitter users blasted him for his framing of popular Facebook stories
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TikTok Tops 2.5 Billion in Global Downloads
Sensor Tower reports the U.S. is TikTok’s third most popular market
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Take-Two Interactive Buys UK Game Developer Codemasters for $956 Million
Deal, set to close in Q1 2021, will bolster Take-Two’s portfolio of racing games
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WarnerMedia Layoffs Underway: Read CEO Jason Kilar’s Internal Memo
Company has scheduled a town hall for Wednesday to discuss latest in ongoing reorg