Meta threatens news ban in California over bill requiring it to share ad revenue
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Facebook parent Meta Platforms is threatening to ban users in California from sharing news on its website if the state passes a bill that would require online platforms to pay fees to news publishers.
The California assembly is scheduled to vote on the bill, called the California Journalism Preservation Act, on Thursday. If lawmakers pass the measure it will move to the state senate for another vote. The chambers have until September 14 to pass bills this year before ithe legislative session ends.
"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 Wednesday in a statement tweeted by spokesperson Andy Stone.
