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The War Between Big Tech and News Is Coming to the U.S. Gizmodo 3/10/2021 © Photo: David Gannon/AFP (Getty Images)
After a showdown with the Australian government over an effort to pay publishers their due, it looks like Google and Facebook might have to gear up for the same battle in the United States. Lawmakers are moving forward on a piece of dormant legislation that would enable news organizations to negotiate with Big Tech over how much they get paid for content and how much reader data they’re entitled to.
A quick recap: Last year, the Australian government whipped out an ad sales sharing plan that would’ve forced Google and Facebook to directly pay publishers. Neither company was particularly happy with the development, to say the least. In February, Facebook banned users from posting news content, a move that led Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to accuse Facebook of endangering public safety during a pandemic by blocking news sources. Facebook later reverse
Activists want to save voting rights bill by killing the filibuster By Caitlin Huey-Burns and Adam Brewster
March 5, 2021 / 8:30 AM / CBS News Voting rights activists set for Senate fight
With voting rights legislation that passed the House this week marching toward a likely death in the Senate, activists are readying for a fight to save it: they re taking on the bill-slaying filibuster, the Senate rule requiring 60 votes to end debate on a measure. In an evenly split 50-50 Senate, it will always be a struggle to win over 10 senators from the other side. Those who won the election, who have the majority are going to be faced with a choice: do they protect voting rights or do they protect the filibuster rule? said Stephen Spaulding, senior counsel for public policy & senior adviser at Common Cause. I don t think saying, Oh, but the filibuster, is going to cut it.