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Facebook and Instagram Say They will Remove All News If Congress Makes Them Pay for It
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, drew a line in the sand Tuesday, saying it adamantly opposes a proposed law that would allow newspapers to bargain collectively with social media companies for more ad money in exchange for content. Allowing such a thing would create a “cartel-like entity,” the company claimed.
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Now New Zealand Plans to Make Facebook and Google Pay News Outlets
New Zealand plans to start mandating that Google and Meta pay local media companies for reposting news content on their platforms.
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Lawsuit Accusing OnlyFans of Bribing Meta Can Move Forward, Judge Rules
A federal judge denied Meta and OnlyFans’ motions to dismiss a class action lawsuit against the company on Thursday. The case, filed in California federal court, alleges that Meta executives accepted bribes in exchange for preferentially allowing OnlyFans’ creators and their links to remain on its platforms while blacklisting the subscription video site’s competitors.
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Tech News: 5 Things to Know in Australia Today
From another Meta EU fine to new privacy laws, here are five things headlining tech news today in Australia.