Meta threatens to block news stories in CA if state bill requiring big tech to pay outlets passes
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A bill from East Bay assemblywoman Buffy Vicks would require Facebook, Google, and Microsoft to pay a 'usage fee' to local news publishers. But Meta has other plans.
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Meta will eliminate news on its platforms for California if the state's Journalism Preservation Act passes, according to a statement shared on Twitter.
You may have heard a thing or two about California's Journalism Preservation Act, modeled after similar (but ultimately unsuccessful) fegislation. While some news outlets have come out in favor of the proposal targeting tech company use of news content, others in the industry have called the bill &…
A bill from East Bay assemblywoman Buffy Vicks would require Facebook, Google, and Microsoft to pay a 'usage fee' to local news publishers. But Meta has other plans.
As the California State Assembly considers a bill that would force tech platforms to pay publishers for news content, Meta has warned it will pull content in retaliation.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, threatened to remove news from its social media sites in California if the state passes a bill requiring big tech companies to pay news outlets for their content.
Meta is threatening to remove news content on Instagram and Facebook in California if the state legislature passes a proposal that would make tech companies pay publishers for news content.
Meta, Facebook's parent company, said it would be 'forced' to block news stories from feeds of users in California if a new journalism proposal passes in the state.
Proposed California Journalism Preservation Act would require 'online platforms' to pay a 'journalism usage fee' to news providers whose work appears on their services
The California Journalism Preservation Act still needs to be approved by the state Senate and signed by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom to become law.
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