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11:25 AM ET, February 4, 2018

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Paul Lewis / The Guardian:
How YouTube's recommendation algorithm can promote divisive clips and conspiracy videos and may have spread disinformation during the 2016 election  —  An ex-YouTube insider reveals how its recommendation algorithm promotes divisive clips and conspiracy videos.  Did they harm Hillary Clinton's bid for the presidency?
Graham Roberts / New York Times:
The New York Times launching augmented reality function in its iOS app starting next week with an article about the Winter Olympics; Android support coming soon  —  Something profound has happened to your camera.  —  Its very purpose — capturing images — has expanded to include a new role …
Discussion: DMN
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Mammoth Media, the company behind chat fiction app Yarn and polling app Wishbone, raises $13M Series A led by Greylock  —  Mammoth Media has raised a $13 million Series A funding to create what it calls “entertainment experiences for the mobile-first generation.”
Shannon Liao / The Verge:
WeChat to start issuing electronic government IDs, further cementing its dominance in China, made possible by foreign app censorship and government subsidies  —  The multipurpose messaging app is becoming the nation's ID system  —  China's most popular messaging app, WeChat …
Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central:
Amazon Prime Video and Hotstar, an Indian streaming service, are outcompeting Netflix in India through aggressive pricing and strong content libraries  —  Netflix hasn't altered its pricing structure for the Indian market, and it's losing ground as a result.
Jeremy Kahn / Bloomberg:
Factmata, a news-focused fact-checking startup that uses natural language processing, says Biz Stone and Craigslist cofounder Craig Newmark have invested  —  Twitter Inc. co-founder Biz Stone and Craigslist Inc. co-founder Craig Newmark are investing in London-based fact-checking startup Factmata, the company said Thursday.
Discussion: Nieman Lab
Jina Moore / New York Times:
Kenyan government suspends 4 TV stations following their coverage of opposition figure's “inauguration” and fails to comply with court's order to reinstate them  —  The Kenyan government is defying a court order to put four private television stations back on the air …
Chicago Sun Times:
Following Chicago Sun-Times inquiry into Richard Roeper's purchase of Twitter followers, Roeper to resume reviews and has started a new Twitter account  —  Sign-Up for our Newsletter  —  On Saturday, Jan. 27, the Chicago Sun-Times became aware of a report in the New York Times …
Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
YouTube CEO Wojcicki promises more transparency, better appeals process for demonetization, including more human reviews, and consequences for “egregious” cases  —  YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki took to the service's Creator Blog last night to issue some broad goals for the year forward.
Alexandria Neason / Columbia Journalism Review:
Texas Monthly hires Pulitzer Prize winner Rich Oppel as ombudsman in response to CJR story about apparent deal with Bumble to promote editorial coverage  —  The skyline of Austin, Texas, where Texas Monthly is headquartered.  Photo by KBaucherel via Pixabay  —  Texas Monthly is hiring an ombudsman.
Discussion: @sulliview
 
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Germany's antitrust regulator opening probe into online advertising industry as concerns arise over dominance of Google and Facebook and use of consumer data
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Bild editor in chief Tanit Koch resigns from the German tabloid over a dispute with digital chief Julian Reichelt, who takes over as EIC
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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
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Facebook, Amazon stifle public debate on tax incentives they receive by demanding prior notice before state and local govt. officials respond to FOIA requests