Meta has threatened to remove news from Facebook in the U.S. if Congress passes a new media bill that would help local news publications -- with photographers being affected in a potential fallout.
U.S. politicians are reportedly considering passing the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act as a way to help the struggling local news industry.
He added that the proposal failed to recognize that publishers and broadcasters put content on the platform because “it benefits their bottom line — not the other way around”. Matt Stoller, Director of Research at the American Economic Liberties Project, says media outlets are being “eaten alive” by Meta.
“Local papers cannot afford to endure several more years of Big Tech’s use and abuse, and time to take action is dwindling,” the trade group says.
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