Published 11 months ago

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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Times of India

meta: Meta threatens to remove news from its apps in California, here’s why

California has proposed a new law, the Journalism Preservation Act, which would require social media platforms to pay local news providers a "journalism usage fee" for featuring their work. However, social media giant Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms, has said that it would have to remove news content in its home state of California if the proposed legislation passes.

11 months ago·India

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The Guardian

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…

11 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Meta threatens to yank news content from California over payments bill

Facebook owner Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it would remove news content in its home state of California if the state government passed legislation forcing tech companies to pay publishers for journalistic content.

11 months ago·Canada

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Reuters

Meta threatens to yank news content from California over payments bill

Facebook parent Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it would remove news content in its home state of California if the state government passed legislation forcing tech companies to pay publishers.

11 months ago·United Kingdom

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CNN

Meta threatens to pull news content in California if bill to pay publishers passes

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.

11 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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Washington Times

Meta threatens to block news stories in California over new bill

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is threatening to block access to news stories on its sites in California if a new bill that would share revenue with media organizations passes.

11 months ago·United States

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