Congressman to introduce anti-trust safe harbor bill for newspaper companies

Bill would allow newspapers to collectively negotiate with Facebook, Google on content monetization

Posted Tuesday, February 27, 2018 6:00 am

On Monday, Feb. 26, the News Media Alliance again called on Congress to allow publishers to negotiate collectively with dominant online platforms, namely Facebook and Google.

In an Op-Ed published in The Wall Street Journal, Alliance President & CEO David Chavern announced that Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, is expected to introduce a bill soon that would amend anti-trust laws to incorporate a safe harbor, allowing news publishers to negotiate with the big tech platforms, and therefore flowing needed ad dollars back to the deserving parties, the news publishers.

Congressman to introduce anti-trust safe harbor bill for newspaper companies

Bill would allow newspapers to collectively negotiate with Facebook, Google on content monetization

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