“Antisemitic content soared more than 919 percent on X and 28 percent on Facebook in the month since Oct. 7, according to the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish advocacy group. Anti-Muslim hate speech on X jumped 422 percent on Oct. 7 and Oct. 8, and rose 297 percent over the next five days, said the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a London-based political advocacy group.”

“On Wednesday, rapper A$AP Rocky approached her outside his preliminary hearing for a gun assault case, shook her hand and, according to Cuniff, said, ‘Love the work, love the work.’ And when another X account impersonated Cuniff earlier this month, her fans shut it down in less than five minutes: ‘We really don’t play about Meghann,’ one follower chimed in.”

“The media company, which houses the editorial titles BuzzFeed, HuffPost, Complex Media, First We Feast and Tasty, is shifting to operate its sales, technical and editorial operations by brand rather than emphasizing its aggregated network…At BuzzFeed and HuffPost, commerce and programmatic revenues make up the majority of the business, with direct-sold packages making up a much smaller percentage, according to [CEO Jonah] Peretti. Unlike its peers, revenue at Tasty is largely fueled by creators, whereas First We Feast is an IP-driven business and monetized through sponsorship and licensing. Complex, meanwhile, is a largely direct-sold and experiential business.”

“Many publishers are seeing acquisition flag, or become more expensive, leading them to focus instead on squeezing more revenue out of existing subscribers. That’s a theme across many subscriptions, with providers taking the risk of igniting churn.”

“After investing over a billion dollars to build up its podcast business with 5 million titles and 100 million podcast listeners, Spotify is focusing on boosting advertisement revenue from the format.”

“A lesser known feature of the Google News app (and the website) is its ability to show digital copies of magazines, but the company is set to remove this option in a month’s time.”

“Searching for “letter to America” on TikTok brings up a few dozen results, and some of the videos have tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of views. In many of these videos TikTok users are expressing shock that they don’t entirely disagree with some of what Bin Laden’s letter said, namely that he is at war with the United States because the United States attacked the Muslim world first, that Jewish people have no claim to Israel, and that Israel has occupied Palestine for decades ‘overflowing with oppression, tyranny, crimes, killing, expulsion, destruction and devastation.'”

“Three key aspects of authenticity, I think, are transparency about newsgathering and editing processes, a willingness to admit mistakes when they, inevitably, occur, and more openness about publishing not only what you do know, but what you don’t. None of this comes naturally to old fashioned newsrooms; all of it needs to become the new norm.”

“This could be a nice thing, especially if you like the clean look Threads has (for now), or for anyone who hates in-line hashtags.”