Calls for social media chiefs to be jailed for childhood harms

Plus, Amazon signs ad deal with leading UK publisher, Microsoft and Apple begin signing deals with news publishers, and more

Feb 07, 2024

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Welcome to Scotch and Watch Wednesday.

As publishers scurry to find a liferaft off Google’s sinking ship, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple, have all stepped up offering ad revenue and payments for news this week.

AI is starting to do its job of resetting the wild west web, and it’s about time.

Before we get into that, a warm welcome to 31 new subscribers who have joined since Monday.

👋👋👋 to Dentsu, new faces from News Australia, Yahoo France, Amazon, music streamer Pandora, cinema ad giant Val Morgan (can’t wait for Dune 2), European picture agency EPA, Australian youth publisher Pedestrian, and Indian media giant Jagran.

First, a personal note.

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