Meta Threatens to Block News Posts in California If Journalism Bill Becomes Law

As lawmakers in California consider a proposal that would charge journalism usage fees to some tech companies, social media giant Meta says it will block news on its platforms if the bill is signed into law. “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,” a spokesperson for Meta said in a statement emailed to The Epoch Times. The tech company said it differs from Google because the content on Meta platforms is posted by users, whereas Google’s results are generated by search engines....