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Meta suddenly retracts new ‘gross’ AI feature.
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Meta suddenly retracts new ‘gross’ AI feature.
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On the media beat, it’s all Trump all the time
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Welcome to the first-ever edition of the Media Miss column, where I dig into First Amendment controversies, the partisan stories you may have missed — and updates from the guy who helped President Donald Trump pay off a porn star.
Media Mechanics
It’s already proving to be a busy week on the media beat, with three emerging storylines about President Donald Trump’s influence over the press.
We’re monitoring an unfolding situation at The New York Times, where


