Amnesty International: Meta’s algorithms “proactively amplified and promoted content” on Facebook that incited violent hatred against the Rohingya in Myanmar (Barbara Ortutay/Associated Press)

Wall Street Journal:
How HBO Max, Prime Video, and other streamers are trying to grow in a crowded market, including, sources say, via discounted bundles and deals with rivals  —  In a crowded marketplace, Amazon, HBO Max and other streamers explore discounted packages and partnerships with rivals

Emily Baker-White / Forbes:
Web novel apps backed by ByteDance and Tencent are running hundreds of Facebook and Instagram ads showing sexual assault, violent erotica, and acts of self-harm  —  Some of the ads include descriptions of sexual violence, paired with images of battered women and photos of male fitness influencers, which were used without permission.

Varsha Bansal / Rest of World:
How India’s gig workers, tired of algorithms dictating their lives, are using Telegram to exchange cheap hacks on how to game the platforms to their advantage  —  Tired of the obscurity around black box algorithms that dictate their lives, India’s gig workers are coming up with jugaads to game the system.

David Klepper / Associated Press:
CCDH: when researchers on TikTok in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia liked self-harm and eating disorder videos, the app recommended more similar content  —  TikTok’s algorithms are promoting videos about self-harm and eating disorders to vulnerable teens, according to a report published Wednesday …

Associated Press:
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company does not plan to stop selling “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America”, an antisemitic film promoted by Kyrie Irving  —  Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Wednesday the company does not have plans to stop selling the antisemitic film …

Casey Newton / Platformer:
Sources: Twitter has begun reinstating ~62K accounts with more than 10K followers after Musk’s poll on general amnesty; one of those accounts has 5M+ followers  —  They’re skeptical of their workers, too.  PLUS: New details on Musk’s ‘general amnesty’ for banned Twitter users  —  and Zoë Schiffer