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Facebook threatens to remove all news content if bill forcing payments to local media outlets passes

Meta/Facebook is threatening to remove all local news from its platform following reports that proposed legislation to force Big Tech to pay publishers for news content is being added to a defense bill in a bid to win approval during the lame-duck Congress session.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 6, 2022

Commentary: Time is running out to save local news from Big Tech

Local journalism is a cornerstone of democracy and a vital source of information for communities across the country, with newsrooms covering local politics, high school sports, local business openings, cultural events and other matters that help a community remain vibrant and connected. But the industry is facing an existential crisis…

Tribune News Service · Nov 11, 2022

Editorial: Time is running out for Congress to save local news

Local journalism is a cornerstone of democracy and a vital source of information for communities across the country, with newsrooms covering local politics, high school sports, local business openings, cultural events and other matters that help a community remain vibrant and connected. But the industry is facing an existential crisis…

Tribune News Service · Nov 11, 2022

EXPLAINER: Online privacy in a post-Roe world

With abortion now or soon to be illegal in over a dozen states and severely restricted in many more, Big Tech companies that collect personal details of their users are facing new calls to limit that tracking and surveillance

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

Big Tech's Ban on Alex Jones Fans the Flames of His Conspiracy Theories

Deplatforming controversial content is perfectly legal—and often counterproductive.

Reason · Jul 29, 2022

EU's Big Tech overhaul laws will be nigh impossible to enforce

The Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act will together change Big Tech oversight for the better — if the EU can implement them efficiently.

Input · Jul 5, 2022

Big Tech cracks up the GOP

Republicans abandon their free-market ideals to go all-in on the culture wars

Salon · Jun 18, 2022

How corporate takeovers are fundamentally changing podcasting

At first glance, it may seem as though Big Tech can’t figure out how to make money off its foray into podcasting.

The Conversation · May 16, 2022

Devin Nunes is off to a rough start with Trump’s Truth Social as he seeks to go after big tech

WASHINGTON — Most people who are on and have reviewed Truth Social, former President Donald Trump’s social media platform, write on Apple’s App Store that they like it.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 5, 2022

Commentary: It’s time to win the war against Big Tech

Big Tech is an enemy of the American people.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2022