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technology2 years ago

YouTube's push for reliable news sources aims to become the go-to platform for breaking news

YouTube is introducing an "immersive watch page experience" on mobile to suggest more news content from "authoritative sources" when users watch news videos. The new watch page will display relevant longform videos, livestreams, podcasts, and Shorts videos beneath the currently playing content. YouTube will also invest $1.6 million to promote the creation of shortform news content for its Shorts service. This move comes as other platforms like Meta and X owner Elon Musk show reluctance towards promoting news or engaging with traditional media outlets.

technology2 years ago

Meta threatens news blackout in California over proposed journalism bill

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has threatened to remove news content from its platforms in California if a new proposal requiring tech companies to pay publishers for news content is passed. The bill would require covered platforms to pay a “journalism usage fee” for content from local outlets and require publishers to devote 70 percent of the proceeds from these fees to creating and maintaining journalism jobs in California. Meta has made similar threats in other countries over similar proposals. California state Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D), who sponsored the bill, called Meta's threat "a scare tactic."

business2 years ago

Meta threatens news blackout in California over payment and journalism bill.

Meta Platforms has threatened to remove news content from its platform in California if the state government passes a bill that would require tech companies to pay publishers a "journalism usage fee." The proposed California Journalism Preservation Act aims to reverse the decline in the local news sector. Meta spokesman Andy Stone called the payment structure a "slush fund" and said the bill would primarily benefit "big, out-of-state media companies under the guise of aiding California publishers." Meta and Google have also threatened to withdraw news in Canada in response to proposed legislation there.