California lawmakers advanced a bipartisan bill Thursday that would require Big Tech platforms to pay publishers for news they host, just a day after Meta threatened to remove news from Facebook and Instagram should the bill pass.
The California Journalism Preservation Act, which passed out of the state Assembly 46-6, still needs to be approved by the state Senate and signed by Democratic Gov.
The California bill has similar aims to federal legislation that a bipartisan group of lawmakers attempted to advance last year.
The current conflict between Meta and California lawmakers recalls a similar fight in Australia in 2021, when the government there sought to require online platforms to pay for news content.
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Persons:
Meta, Gavin Newsom, Andy Stone, Adam Kovacevich, Danielle Coffey, Facebook's
Organizations:
Big Tech, Facebook, California Journalism, Democratic Gov, Twitter, Media Alliance, Tech, Journalism, CNBC, YouTube
Locations:
California, Meta, Australia