Meta Considers Removing News Content After Congressional Vote 📰

Facebook Parent Meta , May Remove News From Platform , Following Vote in Congress.<br />Facebook Parent Meta , May Remove News From Platform , Following Vote in Congress.<br />At issue for Meta is the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act which may be added to the annual defense bill to ensure passage.<br />The bill seeks to allow news organizations to come together when negotiating with tech behemoths. .<br />Meta spokesperson Andy Stone stated the company's position via Twitter on Dec. 5.<br />If Congress passes an ill-considered journalism <br />bill as part of national <br />security legislation, , Andy Stone, Meta spokesperson, Twitter.<br />... we will be forced to consider removing news from our platform altogether ... , Andy Stone, Meta spokesperson, Twitter.<br />... rather than submit <br />to government-<br />mandated negotiations .., Andy Stone, Meta spokesperson, Twitter.<br />... that unfairly disregard any value we provide to news outlets through increased traffic <br />and subscriptions, Andy Stone, Meta spokesperson, Twitter.<br />Publishers and broadcasters put their content on our platform themselves because it benefits their bottom line — not the other way around, Andy Stone, Meta spokesperson, Twitter.<br />The government creating a cartel-like entity which requires one private company to subsidize other private entities is a terrible precedent for all American businesses, Andy Stone, Meta spokesperson, Twitter.<br />In contrast to Meta's position, news trade groups have come out in support of the bill.<br />Local papers cannot afford to endure several more years of Big Tech’s use and abuse, and time to take action is dwindling. , The News Media Alliance, via NBC News.<br />If Congress does not act soon, we risk allowing social media <br />to become America’s de facto <br />local newspaper, The News Media Alliance, via NBC News.<br />However, advocacy groups contend that the bill <br />could “create an ill-advised antitrust exemption for publishers and broadcasters.”.<br />A similar law passed in Australia has been effective, according to government data