This Senate bill could help news organizations level the field with Big Tech if passed. (via thereidout Blog)
, passed on a 15-7 vote. It was introduced last year by a bipartisan group of lawmakers from both congressional chambers, including Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, Democratic Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island and Republican Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado.
She added, “To preserve strong, independent journalism, we have to make sure news organizations are able to negotiate on a level playing field with the online platforms that have come to dominate news distribution and digital advertising.” Republicans have falsely claimed content moderation policies unfairly target conservatives, even as the policies themselves only make reference to topics like hateful and abusive speech.
that he agreed with Klobuchar that Big Tech benefits from an “unfair system” that allows the companies to run stories without compensating the content creators.slammed the bill in a letter to lawmakers
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