Large Media Associations Demand Meta to Give up Automatic Content Collection From News Sites
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Several international press organisations are asking Meta to give up automatic collection of content from the publications' websites, including materials that are not distributed on Facebook or Instagram, and to ensure respect for copyright.
International press organisations challenge Meta's new business conditions, which would allow automatic collection of articles from publications' websites. Editors warn that journalistic materials could be used without consent and without their remuneration.
EANA, WAN-IFRA and the Associations of German Publishers warn that the new trading conditions of Meta, revised on 16 October, could allow the automatic collection of content from the websites of publications, including materials that are not distributed on the company's platforms, with possible consequences for the entire media ecosystem. Organizations demand respect for copyright through contractual guarantees and a framework in which the use o…
The Estonian Media Companies Association sent a joint appeal to the Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs Liisa-Ly Pakosta, the Minister of Culture Heidy Purga, the Riigikogu's European Union Affairs Committee, the Riigikogu's Culture Committee, the State Chancellery, the Consumer Protection and Technical Supervision Authority, and the Competition Authority. We are publishing the text of the appeal.
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