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Meta, Google balk as Canada spells out new online news law

OTTAWA, Sept 1, 2023 (AFP) - Ottawa on Friday spelled out how a new law requiring digital giants to pay…

Google testing AI news writing tool

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (Google is working with news publishers to design a new AI-backed tool to help journalists report…

Influencers overtaking journalists as news source: report

By Paul RICARD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France -- TikTok influencers and celebrities are increasingly taking over from journalists as the…

Facebook restores news for Australian users after media bargaining deal

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Facebook on Friday restored access to news for its Australian users after reaching agreement with the…

Ailing newspapers abandon newsrooms as pandemic deepens woes

  by Thomas URBAIN Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The buzzing newsroom has long been the…

Media group study finds Google makes billions from news

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Google took in some $4.7 billion in revenue in 2018 from "crawling and scraping"…

US free news sites BuzzFeed, HuffPost feel the layoff pinch

  by Thomas Urbain Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- America's free online news heavyweights, BuzzFeed and…

Accreditation of bloggers will be apolitical, says Andanar

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) -- Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar assured that the accreditation of social media practitioners or…

Kim killing won’t affect ties with N. Korea: Malaysia deputy PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- The assassination of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, in a Kuala…

Fake US election news outshone real on Facebook: report

  SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Fake election news got more attention than did real stories on Facebook during…

Facebook had tool to weed out fake news: report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Facebook had a tool to weed out fake news circulating on the social network this…

S. Korea beefs up border propaganda broadcasts to North

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's military said Wednesday it had stepped up border propaganda broadcasts targeting North Korean…

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