32.7 million viewers watched Emmanuel Macron's speech
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second lockdown as a boulevard of opportunities for e-commerce platforms as the end-of-year holidays approach . To survive, they are asking for literary prizes to be postponed & are organizing themselves with click & collect schemes . The same goes for movie theaters – forced to close after having just had a record week . The only bright spot on the horizon is that film and series shoots will be able to continue provided that barrier gestures are respected .
US Presidential Elections: Final stretch – The web prepares to fight against disinformation. Facebook , YouTube and Wikipedia strengthen content moderation. Google announces new features to follow the results live. Twitter describes Donald Trump's tweet – criticizing mail-in voting – as "contested content and likely to be misleading" and displays a warning message against election disinformation in the timelines of American users .
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3 FIGURES
“A quarter of books sold in France are sold between November and December.” (source: book union)
3.2 million: this is the number of French people who went to the cinema between October 21 and 27 throughout the country.
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US Presidential Elections: Final stretch – The web prepares to fight against disinformation. Facebook , YouTube and Wikipedia strengthen content moderation. Google announces new features to follow the results live. Twitter describes Donald Trump's tweet – criticizing mail-in voting – as "contested content and likely to be misleading" and displays a warning message against election disinformation in the timelines of American users .
TO REMEMBER THIS WEEK:
3 FIGURES
“A quarter of books sold in France are sold between November and December.” (source: book union)
3.2 million: this is the number of French people who went to the cinema between October 21 and 27 throughout the country.
CHART OF THE WEEK
Infographic: Tech giants dodge the crisis | StatistaYou can find more infographics on Statista
OUR BEST READS / WORTH YOUR TIME / LONG READ
How far can journalists go on social media?
Why French television is so physician database concerned with the American election
Why Diversity in Newsrooms is Necessary for Effective News Coverage
A selection of first French and Quebec films to watch for free – CNC
DISRUPTION, DISLOCATION, GLOBALIZATION
How techno-nationalism is shaping the future of the internet
The whistleblowers' dilemma
Changing business models to burst filter bubbles
No One Fights QAnon Like the International K-Pop Fan “Army”
GAFA
Democrats, Republicans trade accusations of election fraud at Big Tech CEO hearing
Facebook calls for suspension of New York University research project on political ad targeting
Antitrust trial: spotlight on Google-Apple agreements
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