While the proposal is held over in committee, a group of 21 “digital rights advocates” have lined up against it over everything from the temporary antitrust exemption to undermining copyright law a…
By Robert Channick | Chicago Tribune
Google and Meta/Facebook, which dominate the nearly $250 billion U.S. digital advertising market, are the only two platforms targeted by the proposed legislation, which seeks to level the online playing field and boost struggling local news media. The Judiciary Committee approved several amendments during Thursday’s markup session, including reducing the sunset clause in the bill from 8 years to 6 years and requiring the loser pay attorneys fees in any litigation, before the Cruz amendment brought the session to a halt with concerns that Big Tech and media might collude on “blanket censorship.”
“Since news outlets depend on the antitrust exemption, while the covered platforms do not, the platforms could then raise content moderation at the first opportunity in an attempt to avoid the joint negotiations,” Klobuchar said.The News Media Alliance, a Washington, D.C.-based newspaper trade organization, issued a statement after the hearing encouraging the senators “to resume debate expeditiously, as the JCPA would provide a lifeline to local news.
“There’s no guarantee that any of this money goes toward funding journalism,” said Sara Collins, senior policy expert for Public Knowledge, a D.C.-based advocacy organization focused on internet law and copyright reform. “This seems like a really good way to funnel money to organizations that probably don’t need it.”
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