And unilever along with the world federation of advertisers, colluded to suppress conservative voices and withhold billions of dollars in advertising revenue from the platform formerly known as twitter. X s ceo linda yaccarino, who was hired in part because of her strength in dealing with advertisers in her previous job, announced the lawsuit. I was shocked by the evidence uncovered by the housejudiciary committee that a group of companies organised a systematic illegal boycott against x. It is just wrong and that is why we are taking action. Most social media companies provide their services to users for free, relying on ad dollars to be profitable. In its filing, the company says that back in 2022, 90% of its revenue came from advertising. Today, most of it is from small and medium sized companies that aren t members of this group, adding that this has reduced its revenues and ability to invest in its products, harming users of the site. Professor rebecca hall allensworth, who is an
Profitable for the first time. Overall, disney saw an increase in the amount of cash it brought in to almost $23. 2 billion in the three months to the end ofjune that amounts to a profit of $3. 1 billion despite struggles in other parts of the business including theme parks and cruise ships. Let s speak to the digital editor of screen international magazine orlando parfitt. Orlando how critical is this move into profit for its three streaming services disney+ espn+ and hulu for the companies ambitions and competitiveness? hello, it is extremely important for disney. It is the first time it has come into profit, one quarter earlier than expected. It is part of the long term strategy for the company. It is important to note that while the overall division is in profit, disney+ and hulu are still at a loss. Iii in profit, disney+ and hulu are still at a loss. still at a loss. If it is that important. still at a loss. If it is that important, how still at a loss. If it is that import
Other elements that should be enjoyable. Heather mcgee, michelle goldberg, thank you, both. That is all in on this tuesday night. All in starts right now, with jen in for alex. Hey, jen. I have to say, in a pretty joyful day, what is my favorite weird things from today is all of the opposition research dump that you talked about from the other side, as if tim walz, the governor of minnesota, is some sort of lefty, progressive i mean, he is progressive, but like he is some sort of, you know, communist lefty, it is a little crazy. I thought it was so funny, the first statement they put out how this whole california rest. Like, no, he is literally from we can see on the map where he is from, he was born in nebraska, lives in minnesota. First time to san francisco was last month. It is a very strange thing. He loves the free milk at the minnesota state fair. Anyway, great to see you, chris, thank you so much. Listen, if you like me, if you eat, sleep, breathe politics like i do, today is o
Coronavirus cases over the previous week. This as we are learning more about the delta variant. The cdc making what it calls a pivotal discovery, saying a new study shows the variant produces similar amounts of virus in vaccinated and unvaccinated people if they get infected. And that prompted new mask guidelines this week, even for the vaccinated. Several major cities have already put new mask mandates in place. Today, washington, d. C. , joining that growing list. But we begin our coverage in georgia. Cases there have exploded in recent days, and health officials say in the last two weeks ago, new cases have risen over 200%. Natasha chen is at a vaccination drive in the atlanta area. Obviously, there is a big push to get more people vaccinated right now. What are you seeing today? what are you hearing from people who are showing up to get vaccinated? reporter: well, jessica, it s clear that incentives actually work. Because this is the largest number of people dekalb county has seen
Of two more events at the olympic games. The strain of the delta variant on america s health care system is already beginning to be felt in the hospitals. A grim sequel to the darkest days of the pandemic. An average 67,000 new cases turning up daily and trending higher. A year ago, new cases were at about the same level but trending down. The centers for disease control says the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and can cause severe illness. Unlike earlier variants, a single case of delta has the potential to infect many more people. Health experts say the unvaccinated are, of course, at most risk. And right now that s about half of american adults. Unless those vaccination numbers come up soon, u. S. President joe biden says tighter restrictions are likely. In all probability by the way, we had a good day yesterday. Almost a million people got vaccinated. About half a million of those people for the first time. I m hopeful that people are beginning to realize how essential