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“Twitter is becoming a fringe network which places hyper-partisanship, lies and hate over application of corporate policies and robust trust and safety,” said Free Press’ Nora Benavidez.

Despite oodles of regulatory favors, Sinclair Broadcast Group is shuttering what passes for local “news” in another five markets.

A global coalition is calling on the media and policymakers to include experts from affected communities in debates about AI.

“Media 2070 has been working to highlight examples of the media system’s long history of anti-Black harm as well as ideas for repair,” said Media 2070 Project Director Collette Watson.

“Civic information is very simply the information that helps us live better lives where we live,” said Free Press Co-CEO Craig Aaron.

The California Journalism Preservation Act would reward the worst kinds of journalism and make it harder for platforms to crack down on hateful content.

“False endorsements violate FTC rules, legally exposing Musk,” said Tim Karr of the advocacy and watchdog group Free Press.

False claims about election fraud remain a problem, spreading in various places online, voting and media experts said.

Broadcast jobs “want you to sound like Walter Cronkite, but in a Black female body,” says one news anchor.

As ad-industry executives gathered for the event, activist groups flew a banner that read “Musk Is Bad For Business: #StopToxicTwitter.”