Digital subscriptions continue to grow, but at a slower pace.

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Fighting on the ground of facts ( Le Monde )
Jean-François Kahn, co-founder of the weekly “Marianne”, has died ( Le Monde )The newspaper Les Échos is considering stopping its paper edition ( l’Informé )Tibo InShape has hired a crisis communications consultant to help it speak out ( Politico )

Easy to get an article, you just have to pay for it": "Forbes" France, between cash machine and crash of journalism ( Marianne )

The newspaper "Le Monde" is also leaving the social network X, announces its director ( Ouest-France )How a handful of far-right accounts influence Elon Musk's vision of Europe ( Le Monde )Artificial intelligence: how Deezer will detect music generated by algorithms ( Le Parisien )BFM: Saadé mutes information about Tiffany after a phone call from Bernard Arnault ( La Lettre )

Stream for Humanity raises more than 3.4 million euros for Doctors Without Borders ( Le Monde )Revolution in sight? Streaming platform audience figures could be published this year ( Le Parisien )

3 FIGURES
Netflix has nearly 19 million additional subscribers gambling data laos by the end of 2024 and more than 300 million globally, Variety reports .

On Deezer, “10% of the daily content delivered” is generated by AI, according to Le Figaro .

Before its shutdown, Meta's fact-checking program reached only 14% of Russian, Chinese and Iranian disinformation posts, NewsGuard reveals .

CHART OF THE WEEK


OUR BEST READS / WORTH YOUR TIME / LONG READ
Welcome to the era of tech mafia regulation ( The Verge )

Traditional TV is dying, Trump threatens it anyway ( Wired )

Tech giants made a deal with the devil with Donald Trump ( NYmag )

The global fight to regulate artificial intelligence ( Rest of world )

Ten Years in a Decline Industry ( Critical Thinking )

Trump's second presidency, presented by YouTubers ( Bloomberg )


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DISRUPTION, DISLOCATION, GLOBALIZATION
Trump Announces $100 Billion Artificial Intelligence Initiative ( New York Times )

DATA, TRUST, FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, DISINFORMATION

CBS 58 Weather Reporter Sam Kuffel Fired After Criticizing Elon Musk ( Milwaukee Journal Sentinel )

Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hidden Posts from Abortion Pill Vendors ( New York Times )

European journalists unite to explore abortion rights in unprecedented collaborative publication ( franceinfo )

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS
EU demands Facebook, X and YouTube step up fight against online hate speech ( Reuters )

LinkedIn accused of using private messages to train AI ( BBC )

Pakistan parliament passes law with strict controls on social media ( AP )

JOURNALISM
Associated Press sees growing consumer interest in 'fact-based' journalism ( Press Gazette )

On freedom of expression and the art of speaking freely ( CJR )

At the heart of the showdown between artificial intelligence and press publishers ( Semafor )

Advertising on Substack Turns Writers into Part-Time Salespeople ( Wall Street Journal )

Elon Musk-Focused News Site To Launch ( NPR )

STORYTELLING, NEW FORMATS
Want Less Donald Trump on Your Mind? Vox Launches New Newsletter to Help Calm Things Down ( NiemanLab )

More than 50 newsletters earn over $500,000 on Substack ( Press Gazette )

ENVIRONMENT
Michael Bloomberg steps in to help fund UN Climate after Trump pulls out ( Reuters )

SOCIAL NETWORKS, MESSAGING, APPS

Reddit groups ban X-links in protest of Musk's arm gesture ( BBC )

TikTokers offered $5,000 to join Facebook and Instagram ( BBC )

RedNote recruited US influencers to promote its app amid uncertainty over TikTok ban ( Wired )

Meta Launches Series of Reels Updates, Cash Incentives to Attract TikTok Users ( The Hollywood Reporter )


'Sadbait': Why algorithms, audiences and creators love to cry online ( BBC )

YouTube star MrBeast joins bid to buy US-based TikTok ( The Guardian )

Instagram censors search results for term 'Democrats' ( BBC )

Whatever Happens to TikTok, Tech Giants Are Going After Its Millions of Creators ( The Hollywood Reporter )

TikTok is banned, but it's still alive and well. How can we explain this? ( Washington Post )

The Must-See MAGA Influencers You Should Already Know ( Wired )

Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to Tech Oligarchy ( 404media )

STREAMING, OTT, SVOD
Netflix raises prices again, with standard subscription going to $17.99 ( The Verge )

Hollywood production budgets were already under strain. Fires could make things worse ( Los Angeles Times )

AUDIO, PODCAST, TERMINALS
Spotify boss raises $260 million to create the 'Apple' of healthcare ( Tech Crunch )

Spotify Hosts Trump Inauguration Brunch, Donates $150,000 to Ceremony ( Pitchfork )

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DATA, AUTOMATION
Microsoft is no longer OpenAI's exclusive cloud provider ( TechCrunch )

Chinese start-ups like DeepSeek challenge global AI giants ( Financial Times )

ChatGPT back online after outage that affected thousands worldwide ( BBC )

Someone bought the domain “OGOpenAI” and redirected it to a Chinese AI lab ( TechCrunch )

MONETIZATION, BUSINESS MODEL, ADVERTISING
When Google Changed Its Advertising Rules, Charities Paid the Price ( New York Times )

Marketers cautiously resume spending on TikTok ( Digiday )

Google agrees to fight fake reviews for UK businesses ( The Guardian )

By Kati Bremme, Océane Ansah and Alexandra Klinnik

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