Local news has been eviscerated by Google and Facebook and it is time for them to pay for content they now use for free, says a new report from Senator Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee. Cantwell called for new rules that prevent digital platforms “from taking local news content without financial payment.” One solution floated by Cantwell is modeled on a law...
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