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[-] multiplewolves@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

A corporate spokesperson spoke to them “on background”. A “corporate communications professional speaking to [them] in [their] official capacity“ has the option detailed in that section to request anonymity while being quoted.

There must have been an agreement between The Verge and the corporate representative to speak without being identified beyond their affiliation with the company, as described In the section titled “on background”.

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Once again, none of this contradicts what I said.

[-] multiplewolves@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

“Nothing there said the spokesperson is not a source”

They said in their statements that they wouldn’t identify a corporate spokesperson as a “source familiar”. That language — corporate spokesperson — is intended to avoid describing the representative as an actual “source” in the sense of identifying them as a leak.

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