Meta threatens to block news on FB, Instagram if California bill passes – Gulf Today

Meta threatens to block news on FB, Instagram if California bill passes – Gulf Today

Meta threatens to block news in the state. Picture used for illustrative purposes only.

Once the bill is cleared, big tech companies will need to pay a "journalism usage fee" whenever they distribute local news content on their respective platforms.

"If the Journalism Preservation Act passes, we will be forced to remove news from Facebook and Instagram rather than pay into a slush fund that primarily benefits big, out-of-state media companies under the guise of aiding California publishers," Meta said in a statement.