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A majority of people worldwide feel that the media in their country have a lot of freedom, Gallup reports. In 2025, 64% of respondents in 131 countries said this, versus 30% who disagreed. The total was slightly down from 2011, but not dramatically so. In the U.S., 75% say the media are free, but that […]

Objection, a new service for checking journalistic facts, was launched on Wednesday with “multiple millions” in seed funding from Peter Thiel and Balaji Srinivasan, and venture capital VC firms Social Impact Capital and Off Piste Capital, TechCrunch reports. Founder Aton D’Souza says his startup plans to use AI to adjudicate the truth of journalism and help people who feel

Roku’s Howdy platform costs $2.99 a month for ad-free movies and TV shows. Antenna says Howdy has steadily grown to reach one million subscribers.

Netflix’s new limited-series thriller “Man on Fire” burns like a furnace in the third act of the first episode, and from there, it is off and running.

Q1 revenue reported by Alphabet and Microsoft demonstrates how strong ad and search services drive the companies’ revenue-generating AI capabilities, with increased efficiency and monetization across core digital platforms.

Video-sharing app Vine is being reimagined as “Divine.” The new mobile app will be a hub for “authentic, non-AI-generated media,” ultimately valuing “creativity and constraint over engagement for an ad algorithm.”

A Minnesota law requiring social platforms to display cigarette-style warning labels violates the First Amendment, NetChoice alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

A Minnesota law requiring social platforms to display cigarette-style warning labels violates the First Amendment, NetChoice alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

LinkedIn is expanding its Event Ads format to allow brands to promote webinars, field events, hybrid experiences and other event types beyond the social platform.

LinkedIn is expanding its Event Ads format to allow brands to promote webinars, field events, hybrid experiences and other event types beyond the social platform.