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Meta threatens to yank news content from California over payments bill
- Meta Platforms has said it will remove news content in California if the state government passes legislation requiring tech companies to pay publishers.
- The proposed California Journalism Preservation Act would require online platforms to pay a "journalism usage fee" to news providers whose work appears on their services to reverse the decline of the local news sector.
- Meta spokesman Andy Stone called the payment structure a "slush fund" and said the bill would primarily benefit big out-of-state media companies rather than California publishers.
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Meta threatens to pull news content in California if law to pay publishers passes
Proposed bill would require ‘online platforms’ to pay a fee to state news providers whose work appears on their servicesMeta is threatening to remove news content from its platforms in its home state of California if the state government moves forward with legislation that would force tech companies to pay publishers.The proposed bill would require “online platforms” like Google and Meta to pay a “journalism usage fee” to California news provide…
·London, United Kingdom
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·Washington, United States
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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.
·New York, United States
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Leaning Left15Leaning Right11Center17Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Center
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources are Center
39% Center
L 35%
C 39%
R 26%
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